Long Live Lyle
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I think it’s likely Dubi will either play out his contract as a -$6 million 4th liner in Columbus or retire before he serves out the term. I can’t imagine any front office wanting him even at 50% unless they are having a problem meeting the cap floor.
No way he retires before this contract is up. He’s not gonna leave $11.5M or $5.8M (after next season) on the table. I agree he won’t get traded. Maybe a team like Ottawa would be willing to take him on for his leadership and we’d only have to throw in a mid-round pick or something but I also think he has a NTC. Although if the two options are accept a trade to Ottawa or get bought out and lose out on $4M total (1/3 of remaining contract value), maybe he’d take the trade. But I also think he’d likely be able to sign somewhere for around a total of $4M over the next two years, so combine that with a buyout and he breaks even, plus gets to have a little more of a say on where he plays.