CupInSIX
My cap runneth over
The acquiring team can buy out the final three years easily, when Zach will only get 4M in actual money. The cap recapture penalties will have a very minor effect on any team but the Wild, who will get hammered with them.
That's why this trade is such a bad idea for MN. They will have no control on whether the other team will buy him out, whereas, if they keep him, they can arrange for a LTIR, similar to Seabrook and Hossa. The other team has no incentive to LTIR him, and will buy him out instead for a paltry 2.66M after next year.
It's not like Parise doesn't have physical issues. He could barely walk for a couple of years, and has already had a discectomy. The man's back doesn't allow him to skate.
'easily'
Like I said, it's buyout-proof. You can't buy it out without a cap hit close to his AAV.
What team wants to carry those cap hits for 4 years?