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Originally Posted by GioforPM
So you aren't signing Iginla to play on the fourth line. Or to sit in the press box. What winger sits? Chaisson? Versteeg? Tkachuk? Frolik?
If they are signing a rental, I'd rather one that might re-sign for the long haul. And Iginla isn't a long term guy.
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I don't think he's able to replace any of them... there would need to be an injury. But given Versteeg and Bouma's frequency on IR, I wouldn't bet against that happening.
Yes, there's a lot of really nice right wingers going UFA this offseason. However, the majority of those (and probably the same ones you're looking closely at to sign for longer) are on teams that are comfortably playoff-bound and won't be moving. Guys like Williams or Oshie.
The only teams that would be thinking of offloading guys as rentals would be those out of the race and probably the type you're cutting loose after the season. Right now that's looking to only be Iginla, maybe Doan. If Dallas falls out of the picture, Sharp.
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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
I noticed that some folks were grousing about taking on Iggy's salary... but since he's a UFA next year, i was under the impression that Calgary would only be paying out whatever portion of his salary left at the time of acquisition?
if that's true, Iggy's actual salary impact, if acquired at the deadline, would be just whatever is left of the 5.33 deal at that time no?
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Yes, salaries at the trade-deadline are pro-rated. You would be taking that cap on but only at the 25% of a season left. If we're gonna leverage Smid's IR relief, we should be able to take that kind of cap on. 5.3m AAV from the TDL this year (Feb 28 2017) would be
$1,196,774 charged against the cap.
NHL.com explanation:
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The salary that is charged against a team's cap is the pro rated amount remaining of the
player's average yearly salary. For example, if a player has an average yearly salary of $2 million, the amount charged against the acquiring team's cap is the pro-rated amount remaining of $2 million.
This is calculated by dividing $2 million by the number of days in the season (186). The
amount ($10,753) is then multiplied by the number of days remaining in the season from the day the trade is made (42 days if trade is on Feb. 28) to ascertain the amount charged against the team's cap ($451,613).
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