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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
It seems like there are a lot of similarities with a wrongful termination situation - the remedy is rarely to return someone to that workplace. Of course there are a lot of differences here and it's within a CBA, but I wonder if sending him back to VGK is the best way to make him whole?
All things considered it probably is, but of course it would be more delicious if VGK remained on the hook for his full salary and AAV (maybe less the buried penalty amount on the AAV to be 'fair' to VGK  ), and Dadonov becomes a UFA with an exemption to be eligible for playoffs wherever he signs. |
Dadonov is owed $6.5 million next year along with what is remaining of his $5 million this year. Someone has to pay that. Making him a UFA doesn't help him as no one is going to offer him that kind of money. His production has fallen significantly since he signed, which is why 31 year olds sign multi-year deals.