Modifié 3 août 2022 à 13 h 14
Quoting: Lenny7
Kassian is owed $600 k more over 2 years as Zucker is in 1 year. There are 10 teams currently over the cap. A few of those teams have it sorted via LTIR, which leaves 6-7 of them trying to figure it out. On the other end, there are 9 teams with over $9 mil in space. 4 or 5 of those have RFA's that likely own't be cheap to sign, which leaves 3-4 teams total to absorb any cap dumps.
IMO, if a team taking on a cap dump at this point of the offseason isn't getting an absolute premium, then there's really no reason to do it. Arizona is the only team below the floor right now, but should be fine once Hayton/Crouse are signed. Buffalo made their cap move with Bishop. Anaheim jumped above with Klingberg, who you'd have to imagine, they intend to flip before the deadline. All of those teams are non-contenders, and have no reason to do it without getting solid assets. 100% my opinion though, and I could be completely wrong.
Certainly, and I'm not disagreeing with your assessment of what it costs to "dump" Bailey. It could be a 7th, or it could be 2 1st. I have no idea; however, I don't think the premise of this trade hinges on the cost to dump Bailey so much as whether Bailey is considered a cap dump or not.
The assumption here is that the Isles are willing to pay whatever it takes, and Anaheim is willing to take on Bailey if the Isles pay the price. In this scenario, now that Anaheim has accepted Bailey and whatever the premium is to move him, they're willing to swap him and the 2 years left on his deal to Pittsburgh for Zucker with 1 year remaining and a lesser asset.