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Originally Posted by getbak
But you did bring up something I forgot to mention.
At the end of every season, the actual amount of bonuses paid out is calculated and if it causes the team to exceed the cap for the season that has just ended, the excess money will be taken from the team's cap for the following season.
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It could have been an issue for the Flames this season too because of Johnny's bonuses, but the team wasn't in cap trouble, so they had room for the bonuses under the cap.
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So in the Flames case, because we were able to fit Johnny's bonuses into the cap of the current season, none of his bonus cap hits carry over to next season? I understand that correctly?
That's a big advantage of leaving a bit of cap room to cover bonuses so that you aren't paying in the next year when you are one step closer to being rebuilt. The Oilers have it all wrong; they'll be paying cap room for bonuses when they really need to be signing veterans to complete the rebuild (if they ever get there).