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Originally Posted by Bingo
Cap hit in the first three, and specifically year one and three are rough, but then years four and six are nonexistent.
Neal is $2M straight through.
Totals are close to the same with Edmonton taking a hit for part of Lucic's buyout though.
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Totals mean absolutely nothing to fans though. The cap hit is what is crucial and buying him out while still have $5M against the cap is brutal and not something that would be done with Neal.
Having said that I don’t see the Flames stomaching 6 years of payouts for Neal so they moved him while they could and even if Lucic can’t play an offensive role anymore he can be an extremely overpaid goon which is a role the organization values.