StreetHawk
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- Sep 30, 2017
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Are the Canucks really in desperate need of cap space? Cap space is require when Pettersson needs a new contract which is Louis final year.Eriksson on July 2nd (signing bonus paid out) at 17 percent retained (brings him down to a 5 million dollar cap hit with 2.5 million a year in real dollars owed) and a 2nd rounder in exchange for Zack Smith?
Saves the Sens 750K in salary for the first two years while adding 1.75 in cap hit. Eriksson with further retention in his final year could have minor positive value for the Sens. For the Canucks, it clears off the year of Loui’s cap hit that we really need (first year of Pettersson and Hughes extensions).
Just eat the contract until then.