Sypher04
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I got in a discussion over this before but I'll say it again: Johnsson and Kapanen ain't going to cost the Leafs $5.5M next season. Kapanen alone might get that much. It's business in the end. Someone in the league would easily give Kapanen around $5M AAV for 5+ years.
I still don't see how it's out of the realm of possibility that Marleau would agree to be traded then bought out then return at a discount. No rules would be broken doing this. The biggest issue is there aren't as many possible destinations for this type of move with Arizona having bucket loads of dead contracts already. New Jersey? Carolina? Ottawa? New York Rangers?
That's why Kapanen and Johnsson's deal will be short. 2-3 years max each I'd say. Thankfully, they are both RFAs. Althought, I believe AJ has arbitration rights which could complicate.