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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Buyouts are still dead cap space, for longer periods than the time of the contract. The FLames are STILL paying Brouwer and Stone next season to not play for them. That's cap space that could have been used to re-sign Brodie.
You should never plan for a buyout, and when you sign non-superstar players to term, that's what you are effectively planning for.
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The saved cap space from the longer deal was already used for a new player though, and earlier.
So the Flames paid LESS total cap space over the life of the deal.
Since they spend to the cap every year, they actually got a better deal by buying out then frontloading the same amount of money.
If they had paid Brouwer more money up front on a shorter deal (same total $$ over life) they would have had less cap in those first 2 years which was used on other talent.
On a team spending to the cap every year, you never want a shorter, higher cap hit contact. Teams literally do the exact opposite, and it's for a reason