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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
I don't think it counts if Dean Lombardi 'accidentally' backs his car over the player.
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Sorry that it's such a terrible thought, but this makes me wonder, what happens re: salary cap if a player passes away? Someone might know from the Boogaard incident a few years ago.
I imagine they just come off the books entirely :/
EDIT: Okay I found a response from Boogaard's passing for anyone else who's now curious
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“Perhaps the most awkward query of the day was the last one, as I just learned that, as you might expect, the remaining three years on Boogaard’s contract do not count against the salary cap. It turns out that under the CBA, death is the same as retirement from a salary cap standpoint – according to the NHLPA, had Boogaard been over 35 years old when he signed his contract, the rest of the contract would have remained in effect against the cap.”
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From:
http://nyrangersblog.com/2012-articl...-contract.html