Speculation: Should the Knights buy out Fleury?

[The Great Mighty Poo]

I wonder if they might be able to send him back to Pittsburgh.

Other than that I am aware he has a NTMC, I think they could trade him to Edmonton for James Neal. Don't know where else he could be moved to.

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[Just Linda]

I think Vegas is better off in a bad contract for bad contract swap. Find someone who can still contribute bit is overpaid.

Frans Neilson has same length contract eh? Overpay him as a 4th liner, Detroit gets a goalie

 

[CupInSIX]

If Vegas is looking at buyout options and the Canes want to get rid of Gardiner they would be much better off buying out Gardiner and then signing MA Fleury as a Free Agent.

Gardiner buyout = $1.4 million per year
Fleury FA deal = $3-4 million

The Canes would end up with ~$4.5-5.5 million in Cap allocated to Fleury with the buyout than the $7 million he is making now. I don't see the Canes taking on that huge of a Cap hit without sweeteners or retention.

So instead of getting rid of 3 more awful years with Gardiner, and paying MAF 6.25m actual dollars x2 to play goal for 2 years, you'd rather pay MAF 4m and spend over 8m to buy out Gardiner...with a dead cap hit spread out over 6 years?

How does that make any sense whatsoever?

 

[Discipline Daddy]

I could see Canes dealing Niederreiter for Fleury. Two years deal for each, Nino is a capable forward. He might score 30, 0r he might score 15. At the least he plays hard and plays good defense. Because his cap hit is less, I think the Canes would need a small sweetener.

All this to say the VGK must get rid of Fleury and no team will do that for free. Except Ottawa. Sigh. Ottawa always bails someone out, somehow.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

If Vegas is looking at buyout options and the Canes want to get rid of Gardiner they would be much better off buying out Gardiner and then signing MA Fleury as a Free Agent.

Gardiner buyout = $1.4 million per year
Fleury FA deal = $3-4 million

The Canes would end up with ~$4.5-5.5 million in Cap allocated to Fleury with the buyout than the $7 million he is making now. I don't see the Canes taking on that huge of a Cap hit without sweeteners or retention.

This assumes that Dundon is going to want to pay a player not to play for the team. They traded Darling in lieu of buying him out. Marleau came with good compensation.

Even in your scenario, any cap/money saved in years 1-2, assuming a matching 2 year deal, is given back in years 3-6.

	Fleury		JG Buyout+Fleury @ 3				JG Buyout + Fleury @ 4
Year	Cap	Salary	Cap	Salary	Net Cap	Net Salary	Cap	Salary	Net Cap	Net Salary
2020-2021	7	6.5	4.54	4.39	2.46	2.11	5.54	5.39	1.46	1.11
2021-2022	7	6	4.24	4.39	2.76	1.61	5.24	5.39	1.76	0.61
2022-2023			0.99	1.39	-0.99	-1.39	0.99	1.39	-0.99	-1.39
2023-2024			1.39	1.39	-1.39	-1.39	1.39	1.39	-1.39	-1.39
2024-2025			1.39	1.39	-1.39	-1.39	1.39	1.39	-1.39	-1.39
2025-2026			1.39	1.39	-1.39	-1.39	1.39	1.39	-1.39	-1.39
Totals	14	12.5	13.94	14.34	0.06	-1.84	15.94	16.34	-1.94	-3.84

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[Skinnyjimmy08]

There will be some teams interested in MAF forsure.. just will come down to if he approves the move to those particular teams