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Jason14h · 07-19-2019, 03:56 PM

Anyone asking why the Flames just didn't buy out Neal, the real $$ are huge.

In this deal the Flames save $7million. If they buy out Neal and spend the savings on another player/use all cap, they are spending 2/3 of $23 million remaining on his contract (15 million)

You think given the 2 options that $23 million in real dollars difference didn't matter to an ownership group that has not had long playoff revenue in years?

Also, anyone thinking in 4 years were forced to protect Lucic, I will give you 100-1 odds right now, minimum $100 bet!

The Flames options were:

1. Write a 15 million dollar check and save 4 million in cap space to make the team better

2. Save 7 million real dollars, and gain a small amount of cap space and a 4th line plug

3. Keep our 4th line plug

07-19-2019, 03:56 PM	#673
Jason14h Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Exp:	Anyone asking why the Flames just didn't buy out Neal, the real $$ are huge. In this deal the Flames save $7million. If they buy out Neal and spend the savings on another player/use all cap, they are spending 2/3 of $23 million remaining on his contract (15 million) You think given the 2 options that $23 million in real dollars difference didn't matter to an ownership group that has not had long playoff revenue in years? Also, anyone thinking in 4 years were forced to protect Lucic, I will give you 100-1 odds right now, minimum $100 bet! The Flames options were: 1. Write a 15 million dollar check and save 4 million in cap space to make the team better 2. Save 7 million real dollars, and gain a small amount of cap space and a 4th line plug 3. Keep our 4th line plug Last edited by Jason14h; 07-19-2019 at 03:59 PM.