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Originally Posted by Red_Baron
I thought that Kesler's contract being traded to the Knights in this would have been only so that it relieves the Ducks from having to pay the actual dollar amount and does not affect the salary cap situation of either team. Sort of a favor for getting the knights out of a jam with the cap.
Is there more to this?
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Vegas is using LTIR, so my understanding is when you’re using LTIR in order to maximize the cap relief the closer you are to the salary cap upper limit the better. Kesler essentially helps them with the cap to insert players in the lineup as the come back from injury.
Yeah they take Kesler’s paycheque, but Anaheim gets a contract for next year and Vegas loses one.