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Originally Posted by Yanda
Being firm in thinking that Kadri cant be traded without retention is just silly. Taking back a bad contract like Kotkaniemi would literially achieve the same thing. 2nd line centers are worth 7mil, Kadri's contract isnt bad or need retention.
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I wonder if you could work something like this with a third team if a team needed Kadri retained.
Example:
Kadri to Carolina (no retention) > Colorado ($2M retained)
Kotkaniemi > Calgary (no retention)
(obviously not including the other pieces that would come from Colorado or Carolina etc)
In this scenario, Colorado gets their player for the price they want, and Carolina saves $13M+ over 4 years and is out of the JK contract a year sooner.
Though, it’s only slightly more beneficial than buying that player out, so would be more useful for a team with a more buyout proof contract.