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Originally Posted by Phaneufenstein
I kept thinking that Brouwer buyout is very prohibitive but it's actually not too bad.
instead of 9 mil over two years in regular salary, the buyout cost is 6 mil over 4 years.
1.5 mil cap hit for the next 4 years can be managed.
Saves 3 mil per year for the upcoming season and 19-20, then becomes negative value.
https://www.capfriendly.com/buyout-c...r/troy-brouwer |
That's true.
On the other hand, if they bury Brouwer in the AHL, the cost in cash for those two years is still $9 million, but the cap hit drops to about $7 million. By spending an extra $3m in cash and $1m in cap hit, they get the pain over with in two years instead of four. It's an option I would be seriously considering if I were in their shoes.