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Originally Posted by Yamer
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?
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Recapture is not a penalty. I see it as two entirely different concepts.
I am not talking about the real dollars. These teams generate cap savings in the early years of big contracts by mismatching the cash stream with the AAV. This takes care of itself when the player plays to the full term of the contract.
When they don’t that’s when there is a problem IMO. Let’s face it, a 12 year contract that pays the player nearly $8 million per in the first few year, but $1 million per in the last two years when he is 38 and 39 is obviously contemplating the possibility of the player walking away.
IMO to say it is beyond Detroit’s control is wrong. The contract was front loaded for a reason.
As others have stated, it is a way for players to get paid up front. And for big market teams to have an advantage. It’s not the system I would prefer.