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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
Oilers buying out Neal next season would save them about $3.8 million per season over the first three years of the buy out.
Flames buying out Lucic after one year, would give cap hits of $4.8, 3.6, $4.8, and then it drops to almost nothing.
Suppose both of these guys have dead cat bounces next year, but then degrade into non-NHL calibre over the next couple seasons after that?
If the Oilers wait until Neal has 1 year left, they pay two years at 1.9.
If you want to buy out Lucic with 1 year left you pay a cap penalty of $4.6 million and then 300k.
So while a Neal buyout isn't painless it gives the team some relief short term. The Lucic contract makes a buyout pointless.
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No it isn’t pointless. You can look at the buyout as consolidated if Lucic can’t play or you have better options for replacement level talent. It’s essentially done when it’s done.