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The reason the number is so specific is to maximize LTIR.
Whatever total amount the AAVs of all their LTIR players are, they want to exceed the cap by that entire amount. LTIR raises the cap ceiling by the amount a team is over when LTIR is activated. So if a team doesn't get over the cap by the entire total AAVs of LTIR players they have, they are effectively operating under a lower cap ceiling.
If Hague did not sign this before the deadline for Vegas to set their roster, there is no way Vegas could offer Hague this AAV, short of another player getting hurt for the season, or Vegas trading away a roster player. Trading a roster player is nearly impossible right now without taking back cap, so that's off the table. I also think it is against the CBA to knee cap players. Which means, the deadline for Hague to sign anything above replacement AAV level (750k-1.125M) was today.
This entire thing was idiotic. Missing training camp can kill the career of a young defender. Assuming rumors are correct, Hague wanted roughly 2Mx2y, or 3Mx3y. Vegas wanted the extra year at 2M, and clearly won the negotiation at the buzzer. Hague is going to come into the season behind, and his career might be hurt as a result of this. Both sides should have figured this out much earlier so that Hague could get to training camp.