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Originally Posted by Bearcat
I looked a little bit and saw Horton's will be going away... and they're paying for Lupul for one more season? Those two would free up quite a bit. I assumed it meant JVR wouldn't be resigned, either.
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This deal pretty much seals JvR's fate. He won't be re-signed. They can either trade him, in the last year of a reasonable contract, with some prospects for a D-man or use him for a push for the cup. Either way the Leafs win.
In terms of the cap, Horton is on Long Term Injury Reserve, (LTIR). His cap hit is 5.3 M for 3 more years. When you have a player on LTIR you can use that cap space to sign a replacement player. Horton has 3 years left and Marleau was signed for 3 years.
They've also signed Marleau on a front end, signing bonus laden contract that means he'll be paid 8M year 1, 6M year 2 and 4M year 3. This makes him a desirable pick-up for a team looking to reach the cap floor in year 3 after the bonus has been paid out. He'd cost the team 1.5 M with a 6.5 M cap hit.
I'm geeking out at this point, but it seems like a good pick-up and a shot across the bow to the rest of the league.