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Originally Posted by SilverKast
I know it's nitpicking but we don't actually pay him $16.25M over the next 3 seasons - that's his cap hit. His actual pay is less than that, around $13M. I think Skinners actual pay is around $52M going by Puckpedia.
I guess I think of contract in terms of cap hit and actual dollars paid, I know if I was an owner that actual dollars paid would be a big factor - look at Ottawa's owner for an example of that sort of thinking.
Where would a players contract fall on the spectrum if you could add him to your team and his actual dollars were only say $1M per year but his cap hit was $7M for another 5 years as the previous team paid it all up front? I know it's looking at it from the far end of the spectrum and is unrealistic, but I'm just wondering how that sort of scenario would make people look at it.
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If we are going to pick that nit, let's pick it completely.
CapFriendly says Lucic's cap hit to us is $5.25MM per year, so $15.75MM as the Oilers pay $750K.
Also, his actual salary is set off by the same 8%, I believe, so it is $3.68MM, $5.4MM, $3.68MM for these final three years, totaling $11.96MM in actual cash.
Also, to stang, I believe he can be waived to be moved to the taxi squad, he just has to agree to do so.
Point being: Not a good contract by ANY stretch, but not the worst in the league, now, in my opinion. Many listed on here are worse.