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Originally Posted by Bingo
They're only paying Lucic $4.75M a season, plus they get $0.75 covered by the Oilers so out of pocket is $4M per season.
Neal at $5.75 covered 50% is $2.9M per season. So you'd have to replace the guy with a $1.1 player to make your point.
But to be honest I think Treliving's UFA gaffs have them just not wanting to pay guys not to play for the team anymore. If that assumption is true, they may have set a retention level at say 25% and no more.
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Hows that?
He has a 6 mil per year deal of which the Oilers pay 750K. That leaves 5.25 to be paid out by the Flames...no?
Regardless and to the rest of your post, Im sorry but that is pure speculation on your part but even if its accurate, again the owners should not give a hoot where the money goes that has to be spent anyhow. And again, if they are dictating what players get their money, then the team is hooped in more ways than one.