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Originally Posted by GioforPM
You said that the agents' job was to get max salary in this situation. I say it's to maximize the player's career earnings. But, yeah, we'll see if the "new contract" can cure a $6-7M hole. I doubt it. If he's traded he can't get 8 years. And signing bonuses count towards the cap, so the answer's not there. He has to achieve a $7M+ increase on whatever he gets in his next contract over and above what he was offered this year. He also runs the risk of going and getting hurt in Russia.
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If he is traded...why cant the receiving team sign him to 8 years? I haven't heard that.
As for the bolded...cap room for the Leafs is not an issue this year, so in theory he can sign a 7 million dollar a year deal today and still receive the full amount for this season if 3 million of the salary is written in as a signing bonus.