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Originally Posted by ComixZone
If this were the case, why haven’t teams like Toronto/Tampa etc. been handing out deferred contracts with 10+ years of deferred salary to circumvent the cap-ceiling?
…the $900K/year for 10 years has to count against the cap, otherwise the salary cap isn’t a cap at all.
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Because a dollar today is worth more than a dollar 10 years from now.
There is no cap circumvention here.
Vatrano likely had a choice between a 3 year contract at an AAV of $4.67M per year, or this contract. In reality, the present day value is the exact same.