Weird that they're using one of their three retained salary spots on such a relatively small salary. I guess you have to do whatever it takes to make a deal happen.
Also, looking at their payroll, most of their big-money deals have at least two more seasons on them (only Iginla and Beauchemin are making more than $4 million on contracts that don't run past next season), so they're likely less willing to retain money on those deals.
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