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Old 06-30-2015, 09:47 AM   #375
Yamer
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Originally Posted by PeteMoss View Post
Its obviously a hail mary attempt by the Kings to get out from the contract to avoid the buyout penalties. My main question would be if the Kings spend that money they've saved and then this gets overturned what happens then? The PA won't be happy about a guy losing his contract he signs on July 1 if they just void the contracts that put them over the cap.
I would guess they may be liable to some cap penalties and roster restrictions. Not sure if violating the cap plays into revenue sharing streams or not.

Of course, if the NHL agrees that LA had valid grounds for termination they may soften the blowback.
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