I don't think they can re-unify the salary that way.

Gee, Sens kinda lost out on Murray's year long LTIR. Future considerations....since nothing was written down, Sens will have to deal with Dubas and the Pens

You do understand that basically none of what you said is allowed or possible right?

Leafs don’t have the cap space for that

That’d be pretty clever if it could work…

And to think that Dorion spent 3rd + 7th to move 75% of Murray’s contract… lol this guys shoots himself on the foot all the time, that he wants it or not

I do not know if you can or cannot re-integrate the 1/4 retained salary portion with the re-acquired 3/4 portion of the contract. I would seek a ruling. It is worth a shot - it saves 1.5 m in dead cap hit. In principle, why not? It is all part of the same contract for the player that the Sens originally negotiated, and the Sens would once again be responsible for paying 100%.

If this is not allowed, then I am afraid it is Brannstrom for Seeler or a draft pick and Pinto gets less

I think Leafs should listen to this trade proposal. They are going to lose Martin Jones via waivers so might as well trade him to TBL for something. They do not need Murray's LTIR relief and are paying him $1.2m, Better to spend the million acquiring some depth at the AHL level.

As for waiving Joseph at the end of camp and placing Murray on LTIR so you have a 21 player opening day roster with an ACSL just under $83.5m (including Joseph's 1.8m non-buried cap hit) - I think that is allowed under the last day of camp/Opening day cap rules. I think this would be a first for Ottawa - the Sens have always used LTIR to stay above the cap floor, not push the ceiling.

Of course, the simple answer once Kubalik was arriving via the De Brincat trade was to sign Pinto and Tatar instead of Tarasenko.



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Its an interesting idea, but I believe its dead money whether or not you reacquire Murray.

If you traded for Murray tomorrow and put him on LTIR for 2023-24, then $4,687,500 would count towards LTIR cap relief...and $1,562,500 would remain as dead money.

that's brilliant but unfortunately the league probably wouldn't be having it.

Good thing Dorion has lots of future considerations up his sleeve!