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It says there is the option to pay signing bonus, he retires, and then trade the cap space.
It does agree with you that it's unlikely he'll want to do that.
Hers what it says at the end of that section "He could nonetheless say he’s had enough and call it a day. And you can hope he does! But I think saying it’s likely is letting the wish be father to the thought."
As others have pointed out, why structure the bonus that way if not for a potential move out? Of course his first two years were also bonus heavy so it could simply be the club piling on the over payment until he couldn't say no. It would be nice if there was a contender they could send him to for year 3 but who has that cap space to burn? Best option is to win the Cup for him this year I consider his deal to be sunk money so I am not expecting they will be able to move him. They will just bridge some players to get over the hump and deal with the cap crunch like everyone else. It isn't like they will lose core players, just maybe some depth that might take them over the top next season. Is Zaitsev movable? Absolutely, with the right add so problem solved, just not comfortable value wise, but if I lose a late 1st and all my core is resigned, that is not an issue at all. Again, how essential is the outside addition of a RD necessary for the club to be able to dominate?
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