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Originally Posted by opendoor
Keep in mind that $3.5M is the best case scenario if everything works out perfectly. To get $3.5M in relief the Flames would have to be right at the upper limit when they place Smid on LTIR. If they're $500K below it, then they only get $3M in relief. If they're $1M below they only get $2.5M in relief. Teams can usually get pretty close by shuttling guys up and down from the AHL to get as close to the cap as possible, but that's not always enough to get there.
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So if I am reading that correctly, the Flames don't want to put him on LTIR until Gaudreau is signed. Because if they do it before he is signed, and they are no where near the cap, then there would be no benefit to the LTIR.
Is that correct?