makes sense that it's the Lightning who are taking Myers. Wouldn't be surprised if he was bought out.
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Philippe Myers is a fascinating buyout candidate. Because of the structure of the Predators defender’s backloaded three-year second contract and because Myers is still 25 and subject to the 1/3 buyout ratio, there’s actually a $613,000 cap benefit to exercising a buyout on the final year of his deal.
The overall cap benefit of a Myers buyout is neutral, since the $613,000 cap credit for the 2022-23 campaign is offset by a $633,000 buyout cap hit for the 2023-24 season.
However, there’s a world where a deeply focused win-now team might even consider trading for Myers ahead of July 12 for the purpose of buying out his contract and netting some additional cap flexibility for this upcoming season.
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https://theathletic.com/3381847/2022...t-free-agency/