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Originally Posted by Jay Random
That's true. But if the Oilers offered Kane a job in exchange for retiring early, they would not be allowed to pay him more than the going rate for that job. The league could fine them cash or draft picks, or worse yet, rule that his contract stays on the books with the full cap hit.
The NHL has 31 other owners who don't want one team to get preferential cap treatment at their expense. And if Katz tries to pay Kane off the books, the NHLPA will want that money tracked so it can be counted as HRR, of which the players get half.
Katz is not nearly smart enough to outwit all the lawyers and accountants who would be sniffing his backside if he tried something of that magnitude.
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The Oilers literally saved 5.53 million in cap space by Keith retiring by doing exactly this. How much was Keith paid for his front-office role? Oh wait, it wasn't even a front-office role because it was confirmed he had moved back to Pentincton to coach his son by December. Katz did exactly what you described before so its not unreasonable to think they would try again.
https://www.pentictonherald.ca/sport...438013fe3.html
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Now, for the next chapter in his life, Keith is honing his coaching skills with his older brother, Cameron, with the Penticton Minor Hockey Association U11 development team that Colton plays on.
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You would think he would have mentioned his job with the Oilers even once but alas