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Originally Posted by stemit14
Absolutely. Tons of risk and cost by the flames. Even if Carlson became a franchise player, his cap hit would essentially be $5 to $7 million dollars for the first 3 years (his entry level AAV + the retained salary from Lindholm). And then his second contract would be even more of a crazy cap hit… just think if Carlson was so good he was signed for $10 million per year in his second NHL contract - his effective cap hit would actually be $14.5 million per year.
That’s why it’s more of a hypothetical… I understand why Calgary would not do something like this… it’s more a question of if Columbus says no and what level of salary retention would make them switch from no to yes? Does Columbus say yes to Lindholm at a $4.5 million AAV for 8 years in exchange for 3rd overall?
Does Washington, Detroit or St. Louis say no to Hanifin at $3.5 million AAV for 8 years in exchange for 8th, 9th or 10 overall, respectively?
On the topic of salary retention… can teams retain salary on only select years of a traded contract? For example… retaining 50% of the salary each year for the first 3 years and then only 10% for the remains years? Not sure if that is allowed.
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Retention has to be for every year of the contract for the same amount.