I know signing bonus money is typically paid out yearly when the yearly contract kicks in otherwise it would be an exorbitant amount of money in one lump sum, but is that a hard rule do team have any flexibility on that?
For example, after this season, Huberdeau is owed $40.5 million in signing bonus money and only $12 million in base salary over the next 5 years. Could the Flames theoretically say hey, we'll give you the rest of your signing bonus and then we can mutually terminate the contact? As disappointing as Huberdeau has been, he would only need to sign a 5 year/$2.4 million AAV with another team to make up the difference which would probably be easy to do (in fact he could probably do better than that).
I am assuming you aren't allowed to do that, and I doubt the Flames owners would just cut a $40.5 million cheque, just wondering if it would be theoretically possible.
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