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Erick Estrada · 07-14-2021, 06:22 PM

I get it. His yearly salary drops from $6 million to $3 million next season and only $1 million a season for the last three seasons and like Hossa he doesn't want to play at a reduced salary. The thing is that he took the bonuses up front and should have to play out the deal until he decides to retire so this LTIR thing is the convenient out for the team. The issue I have is that it's not supposed to work this way and what's the point of having a salary cap if teams can use LTIR to get out of front loaded deals? The Flyers used the front loaded deal because they knew it would make it harder for the Predators to match so what's stopping teams with more financial resources from doing this more often if they know they can make obscenely front loaded deals and get out of them later with LTIR? It's not fair nor is it right.

07-14-2021, 06:22 PM	#6
Erick Estrada Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Fernando Valley Exp:	I get it. His yearly salary drops from $6 million to $3 million next season and only $1 million a season for the last three seasons and like Hossa he doesn't want to play at a reduced salary. The thing is that he took the bonuses up front and should have to play out the deal until he decides to retire so this LTIR thing is the convenient out for the team. The issue I have is that it's not supposed to work this way and what's the point of having a salary cap if teams can use LTIR to get out of front loaded deals? The Flyers used the front loaded deal because they knew it would make it harder for the Predators to match so what's stopping teams with more financial resources from doing this more often if they know they can make obscenely front loaded deals and get out of them later with LTIR? It's not fair nor is it right. Last edited by Erick Estrada; 07-14-2021 at 06:25 PM.