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Originally Posted by getbak
The cap recapture penalties go against the team that benefitted from them. That's one reason the Rangers bought out Richards and the Sabres bought out Ehrhoff, even though both could have likely generated interest on the trade market.
If Hossa retires in 2016 before his salary cuts nearly in half, the Hawks will be hit with a recapture penalty of $3.675M for 5 years. If he retires the following year, when his salary drops to $1M, it will be $4.275M for 4 years. Even if they trade him, the bulk of the recapture penalty will go against the Hawks.
If they buy him out prior to his retirement, the buyout hit will be about the same as the recapture penalty. However, I believe they could trade him to a team with excess cap space, and that team could then buy him out and take on the cap hit with minimal cost.
Most likely, the trade-buyout scenario will be what Chicago does in 2 or 3 years.
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Quick question... With Luongo, if he retires early, then is it Vancouver that gets saddled with the recapture penalty?