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Originally Posted by btimbit
How would the numbers add up for cap recapture penalties? Could just be doing the team a favour by not retiring outright.
I remember reading an article last summer that he himself said he was likely going to retire in 2019 so will be interesting to see what happens
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If he retired this year the Wings would have been hit with a cap recapture penalty of $4,300,001 for the next 3 years.
If he retired next year the penalty would have been $5,083,335 for 2 years.
If he retired in 2020 $5,083,335 for 1 year.
The recapture penalty is dead cap space. It can't be traded and unlike LTIR teams aren't allowed to exceed the salary cap to replace a player with the recapture penalty.