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Originally Posted by ah123
A buyout is easy from a fan's perspective, but it has cap and real money implications that Ducks management/ownership might not want. IIRC, the Ducks are a budget team, plus they have two $10 million players on the roster, so they are walking a financial tight rope
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I agree. And I'm usually the first one to point that out.
But that's why it makes even more sense from the Ducks perspective to work on a deal with Vegas that requires them not to buyout Beiksa while still protecting their top 4, or at least getting something favourable in exchange for leaving one of them unprotected.
If the Ducks do lose out on Vatanen/Fowler/Manson simply because the team's budget didn't allow them to buyout Beiksa, that's a huge error on the part of the Ducks and an extremely lucky bounce for Vegas. I just don't see that being the case, especially as it appears the Ducks didn't even ask Beiksa to waive.