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Old 01-12-2019, 11:16 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by Matty81 View Post
If Tkachuk earns 850k in bonuses doesn't that just reduce the current cap space to 1.3 Mil (and whatever that pro-rates to)?

I get the pro rating but don't understand how if they have 2.4 Mil in space now an 850k bonus leaves them with just 292k in space.

Is that because you are projecting non schedule a bonuses >850k as well?
You are confusing what the numbers represent and that is understandable because the names CapFriendly uses can be confusing.


Projected cap space: This is how far below the $79.5 million salary cap the Flames will finish the season with based on the information they have.

Current cap space: "The current cap space is the total sum of full cap hit values that can be added to the teams roster to remain compliant below the cap ceiling at seasons end." - direct quote from CapFriendly.
In other words current cap space is the full season cap hits the team can add because it is day x out of a 186 day season and those full cap hits will be prorated to the projected cap space that CapFriendly has calculated.


So CapFriendly shows the Flames with a projected cap space of $1,142,838 and if you subtract Tkachuk's bonuses you get $292,848.

$292,848 in projected cap space was equivalent to $633,369 yesterday in what CapFriendly calls "Current Cap Space" and equivalent to $1,361,473 in what CapFriendly calls "Deadline Cap Space"
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