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Originally Posted by Funkhouser
Ok, here is my jail-break scenario re: Huby.
We owe him $73.5M for the remainder of his contract.
We agree to mutually terminate his contract, and then re-sign him for 3 years at league max ($17.6M*3 = $52.8M).
Why would he walk away from $20M?
Getting out of 4 years in a place he is unhappy is valuable. He will be able to make up some of the financial loss in free agency, and be in a better environment for his skill set.
Why would the Flames agree to pay him league max?
We would save $20M overall and do not need the cap space over the next 3 years.
I don't believe this violates the CBA, but someone smarter than I can tell me otherwise.
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This would be flagrant salary cap circumvention under the "spirit" of the rules. My recollection is the Flames had to defend the signing of Stone to the league when it happened.