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You think that was the entire point of the trade.
You can't include previous ones? Decisions are hopefully not made in a vacuum. Soon you could end up with four, five, six million in dead cap space. What savings!
They are already in for 2.25 million dead cap space for the next two years. Then add Neals'.
Holland has stated there will be no more buyouts. I'm hoping he is being honest.
Edmonton Oilers won't buy out James Neal, not this year at least | Edmonton Journal
Alright. It just comes down to whether the Oilers are better with a $3.8M player (Rakell) and a bought out Neal or with Neal and if it’s worth sacrificing space in years three and four.
In general I’m opposed to multi-year buyouts if the guy can play at all. Didn’t like the Pouliot buyout at the time or the Sekera buyout. But I can see the logic on Neal.