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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
750k bigger. That's less than we're paying Prout or Czarnik to sit in the press box. The big difference would come in the lone 2019-2020 season where we need to penny pinch because in 2020 we have around 16M coming off the books. Meanwhile we stand to extend our window with the cap savings in 2022, which is Gaudreau's final year of his deal and could determine whether Gaudreau signs and extension.
And specifically pertaining to contracts, Neal's buyout if it came to that (say, 2020 offseason) would be on the books...
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My biggest concerns with Kovalchuk's contract are not the cap-hit
per sé. I am much more leery of the potential recapture on a +35 deal as well as the NMC. The Flames don't have those headaches attached to James Neal.