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Originally Posted by Macindoc
The Flames have papered players up just for the purpose of giving them a few days of the major league salary.
The purpose of this was to save on the cap, pure and simple. They don't need it now, but it could help them take on a cap dump later in the season in exchange for some nice sweetener(s) or as part of a larger deal.
I agree, $8K isn't much against the cap, until a proposed deal is nixed because you are $8K short. And the $8K shouldn't be viewed in isolation, the Flames do this whenever the opportunity arises, so the amount accumulates over time. It's also good business practice when operating within a capped system to always minimize your cap hit and to maintain those good cap-saving habits.
There may also be something to the fact that the Flames have a gap in their schedule and want to keep Kerins rolling.
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Don't see how they would ever need the $8K for cap reasons, the Flames have enough cap room to pick up Ohtani for the rest of the year.
His base salary goes from $775K to $80K in the minors. As I understand it, players are paid twice a month for 13 pay periods. So every day Kerins is papered to the AHL, it costs him about $3780. So I am sure the Flames had an important reason for doing this, like needing a temporary roster spot.
