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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Is it 7 that the Flames save or is it more?
Flames pay 87.5% of these amounts.
19-20 3 million as 3 million bonus already paid
20-21 4 million (3 signing bonus plus 1 million base)
21-22 5 million (2.5 signing plus 2.5 base)
22-23 4 million (3 signing plus 1 base)
So 16 million left and Flames pay 14. Neal has 4 years at 5.75 a year left all in base salary and no signing bonuses. So thats 23 million.
So of this is correct, its 9 million in cash. That covers Troy Brouwer and Mason Raymond buyout.
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Buyouts don’t actually cost the owners more money if you are a cap team. If you bought out Neal you can only spend 3.5 million on the replacement because you get cap limited.
So there isn’t really a thing to “cover” the old buyouts. This is just them being cheap and perhaps a psychological objection to paying a player to do nothing.