According the buyout calculator on CapFriendly, because of the signing bonuses on his contract, if Markstrom were bought out in 2025, his cap hit in 2025-26 would be $3,666,667 and $1,166,667 in 2026-27.
If the Flames retained salary in a trade, their share would be a percentage of that cap hit (up to a maximum of 50%), which would be less than the cost of a league-minimum contract in 2026-27.
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