Vancouver Canucks screw over the Arizona Coyotes with today's announcement of buyout
When the Vancouver Canucks acquires Oliver Ekman-Larsson from the Arizona Coyotes there were multiple questions about the move. Less than 2-years later the deal has completely soured. While the Coyotes have ended up with top prospect Dylan Guenther, the Canucks are now left with nothing but a salary cap penalty for the next 8 years and Conor Garland.
After choosing to buyout OEL's contract, a surprising NHL rule has surfaced. This rule punishes the Coyotes for retaining salary in the original trade.
Breaking: #Yotes lose one of their 3 retained salary (RS) slots for the next 8 years.
We recently learned that a buyout on a RS contract results in the original team losing a RS slot for the whole buyout duration
We've already updated the site to reflect that new understanding!
We recently learned that a buyout on a RS contract results in the original team losing a RS slot for the whole buyout duration
We've already updated the site to reflect that new understanding!
This rule is a surprising development and punishes the Coyotes for something that they had no control of. For a team like the Coyotes it is very important to be able to retain salary to receive assets from other teams. Having this spot removed for 8 years just doesn't feel right.
| POLL | ||
Should the Coyotes receive this penalty? | ||
| Yes, it makes sense | 195 | 49.6 % |
| No, this doesn't make sense | 167 | 42.5 % |
| See results | 31 | 7.9 % |
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