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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
But it’s not a penalty.
Is it a penalty for a players salary to be counted against the cap? Why should the Wings get a gift of $14 million over the previous nine years? It was exactly the same with the Flames and Kipper.
The amount that a player is paid over the life of his contract is what should count against the cap.
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It is a penalty. The Wings gave Zetterberg that contract with the expectation he would play to every dollar given. If he had been healthy enough, he probably would have. He can't, because the job he did for Detroit broke his body down to the point he can't.
Kipper walked away voluntarily, Zetterberg isn't. Not comparable. I'm not understanding the bulk of your argument of this post. Am I missing something?
Why should a team carry a cap hit for something that was beyond their or the player's control?
EDIT: Whoops, I missed your qualifier in the OP. I understand your point now. Still don't think it's a fair compromise, however. Already paid them above the cap AND be hit with a recapture?