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Originally Posted by Bingo
They can buy him out though. They don't get the gain in the first two years of cap space, but that actual cost is pretty similar to what a Neal buy out is.
It doesn't take a lot of searching to find Edmonton Athletic articles talking about how the Oilers should be able to find a home for Lucic because his actual dollars are lower than his cap hit (they were right, that's likely the 2nd reason Calgary did the deal), ... teams like the Senators take on those deals if you can find the right match.
I can't fathom Lucic looking like a contributor for four years ... I think the wheels will fall off both player, but Calgary may have an option or two.
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Yeah, but one of the biggest reasons for buying a player out is to get the reduced cap hit in the remaining years of that player's contract.
Calgary might not get a better window to win than the next three seasons for a long time. They have a top ten winger on a sweetheart contract and a Norris Trophy D-man.
Both of those things are unlikely to be around after the next 3 seasons.
If I was the GM in Calgary it would be a huge priority to clear out cap hits that aren't helping, but Treliving traded a poor contract for one that is even harder to move out.
I just don't get it.
Also I don't think Lucic is looking like any kind of contributor now, and hasn't for a couple of seasons.
You did a stats breakdown on Neal halfway through last year that looked at Neal's shot, and scoring chance metrics over his last three seasons. He had some fall off in Calgary, but it appeared he was still getting most of the chances he did the two seasons prior.
If you did one for Lucic I wonder how big of a drop off you would find in that three year span? The results might be terrifying.