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Originally Posted by FanIn80
Just stick him in the pressbox until he and his agent can figure how to get him out of his contract so he can play somewhere else.
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He cannot get out of the contract other than by retirement, and why would he walk away from $80MM. And then he needs to stay retired.
If there was a way to get out of his contract, the Flames would jump on that.
Don’t like guaranteed contracts? Be prepared to give up the salary cap.
Want to buy out players? Don’t give bonuses.
The salary cap was a huge concession by the players at the time. They eventually bet on the owners screwing themselves. They were correct.