Ownership retaining again
But I was told they weren't willing to retain
there's a
little bit more nuance here lol.
they retained on nyquist because he wasn't movable without it. getting 50% of his deal off the books saved ownership $600k, give or take.
gavrikov's deal pays him $4.2m of real money this year. prorated 50% retention would've cost them about $575k.
craig smith makes $4.3m this year in salary. taking his deal on would've cost them $1.2m.
quick's cap hit is bigger than all three of those guys ($5.8m) but his salary is the lowest of the bunch at $2.5m. retaining 50% on that only costs the jackets $330k.
it wasn't a flat-out "they won't retain" it was a "being cheap cost them the boston deal" – whether the culprit there was jarmo or ownership – but the moves jarmo's made since then have arguably led to a better outcome anyway, so… hooray?