russ99
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The three years of dead cap are at $1.5M, pretty palatable in buyout terms. the problem is who takes Campbell at his track record for three years, and what sweetener do we have to waste that we could use to acquire help for the team.This is incorrect. A 50% retention trade is vastly preferable.
A buyout would gain them about a million in cap space this year, then years two and three are about the same, then you get three years of dead cap. Years two and three are where they need cap for Drai, Bouch and McDavid.
Besides, a trade at 50% with the other team doing the buyout is also better than the Oilers buying him out themselves.
The only caveat is we don't know the cost to move him at 50%.
Also we save more cap on a buyout than half retention except in year 3.