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Originally Posted by ComixZone
The inflation factor on Kessel’s deal puts Johnny at $10.1368M per season. His contract, $8M AAV, when signed was 12.44% of the salary cap.
I still believe Johnny’s fate in Calgary is tied to Jack Eichel. Without acquiring Eichel, I don’t think the Flames continue down their current path…because they flat out can’t compete at the top of the league without an elite #1 centre.
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Ouch. That’s too much for either Kessel or Johnny.
ETA: Of course, Kessel’s contract is 15% retained since 2015 , so he’s being paid $6.8 by AZ (and was by Pittsburgh as well). So AZ viewed Kessel as a $6.8M player in 2019 (and so did Pittsburgh in 2015).