I can see it, they desperately need the room and he may not accept a trade to where one would work

Source?

I may be biased as a Detroit fan, but why not just trade him, likely at a loss. Could go via a team like Detroit who retains 50% to help the cap side of the deal.

I know it will be a buyer's market on goalies this offseason...but I'd hope that VGK would be able to trade Flower if they retain around $2m. Or an amount that will be less than or equal to the cap hit if they buy him out...but then it's only over 2yrs instead of 4.

There's gotta be a team that would take Flower for 2yrs at a $5m cap hit. I wouldn't be upset if that team was the Leafs

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They need that cap for Pietrangelo.

They likely have to retain to move him, but they'll probably get something back versus just letting him go. It's probably around the same cap hit.

I think that’s a bad move for Vegas, trade him at a loss like Marleau or Backes, add retention. 4 years of 2-3mil is gonna be a pain in the a**

Does anyone know the implications beyond next year on a buyout?

ie. Rangers have a cap hit of $2.5+m annually for Girardi & Shattenkik until '22/23. Wouldn;t it make more sense to trade him with retention of up to $2,583,333 (hit on buy-out) than buy him out and feel the cap pain for multiple years?
Vegas needs cap space just to keep Lehner and their own RFAs, let alone having space to go after Pietrangelo.

Don't think I'd take Flower at 5, but if he came with cap savings over Freddy, say 3.5aav I'd be willing to run Flower, Beller as a tandem