This is absolutely the stupidest thing they could do. Instead of having him on a 7.2 cap hit for 4 years, they get a cap savings next year, then 2.3M of dead cap the following year, then $4.7m for the next two years, followed by $2.1M of dead cap until 2031.
In other words, they get cap space next year, when they're going to suck anyway. They lose a whole bunch of cap space in 3-4 years, when Pettersson and Hughes would be in their prime, and then a still substantial chunk for the rest of the decade.
The Canucks are actually a worse run organization than the Oilers. They're a bigger joke than the Coyotes. They should be rioting over this, not a cup run. They should be burning the owner in effigy every day outside the arena. It's unbelievable what a bad move this is. It might actually be as bad as the trade itself.
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