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Originally Posted by YYC in LAX
Expansion proof
Buyout proof
Grossly overpaid for his present state of game
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First things first, I am not here to tell anyone this is a good contract. it isn't its obviously the worst one on the Flames. I just wanna talk about the bolded.
Lucic is not nessicarily buyout proof, it just isn't worth it. If we bought him out right before the expansion draft (2 years left on his contract) it would have a cap hit of.
21/22 $3,572,917 $1,916,667 savings
22/23 $4,885,417 $416,667 savings
23/24 $510,417
24/25 $510,417
The Oilers would also pay some $1,354,168 over and above that during that span of time.
So yeah, you certainly wouldn't save a handful of cap if you bought him out in the event that he did not waive his NMC, but in an addition by subtraction scenario it does afford the Flames some space, as well as not having to protect him and the term would not be longer than his contract ( basically).
While not ideal, it is not the absolute mess some other teams have with the term they are facing.