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Originally Posted by mikephoen
Well, at least it's something. Still seems like a free pass for the Kings.
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It's not a big recapture penalty because it wasn't an especially front loaded contract. The worst year was when he was making 8.4m vs a cap hit of 5,750, and the worst "retirement" year he would be making 3m vs that cap hit. That's different from, say, Kiprusoff's contract where he was a cap hit of just under 6m but a salary of 1.5m in the "retirement" years. It also helps that his salary next year will exceed his cap hit.