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					Originally Posted by  Vinny01
					 
				 
				Retaining for 5+ years is not ideal at all. I bet they use all 3 slots this year but would be surprised if they carry dead cap for multiple years. 
			
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Yeah you're better off using those retention slots to maximize on 3 of the UFAs you're trading this year. 
Then in the offseason maybe you could retain on one of the longer term deals but even then I think it would be more likely that it's a bad contract coming back the other way.