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Bingo · 08-20-2020, 02:26 PM

Only July 2nd 2022 Lucic will have only $1M owed to him and a season to play.

Wouldn't be surprised if he retires shortly after.

Flames have two years of a cap hit to go in my mind. And that's the flip of it. If Neal gets through those two years without getting bought out he's sure to return and collect his $5.75M. No incentive to hang it up.

Plus you can buy Lucic out starting in a year.

At that point Calgary's total cap hit for four years would be $9.5M with two tough years and two easy ones. Plus it would trigger a buy out cost for Edmonton. If they bought out Neal at the same time they'd have $9M for the same 4 years, and only $500K difference.

08-20-2020, 02:26 PM	#132
Bingo Owner Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	Only July 2nd 2022 Lucic will have only $1M owed to him and a season to play. Wouldn't be surprised if he retires shortly after. Flames have two years of a cap hit to go in my mind. And that's the flip of it. If Neal gets through those two years without getting bought out he's sure to return and collect his $5.75M. No incentive to hang it up. Plus you can buy Lucic out starting in a year. At that point Calgary's total cap hit for four years would be $9.5M with two tough years and two easy ones. Plus it would trigger a buy out cost for Edmonton. If they bought out Neal at the same time they'd have $9M for the same 4 years, and only $500K difference.