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The most shocking trade of the 2014-15 season came when the traded injured forward Nathan Horton to the in exchange for .It was so unexpected because Horton's playing career is in jeopardy due to a back injury, while Clarkson was believed to have the worst, most untradeable contract in the entire league. But because the Blue Jackets couldn't afford to pay a guy not to play, and because the Maple Leafs could hide Horton's contract on the long-term injured list and open up additional James Norwood Jersey cap space, .It's po sible we could see a similar trade this summer.According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the could look to move the contract that belongs to forward Marc Savard over the summer and teams looking to get a little closer to the salary cap floor could be willing to take it on.Savard, whose career was ended by a series of concu sions during the 2010 and 2011 seasons, still has two years remaining on a seven-year, $28.05 million contract. He has not played since the 2010-11 season.Friedman talked about the po sibility of moving him on Sportsnet 960 in Calgary on Monday ( ):"He Savard has two years left on his contract. The cap hit is just over $4 million. I think it's $4.07 million. However, his actual cash the next two years is $525,000 and its going to be picked up mostly by insurance. I think about 60 percent of it is going to be paid by insurance. So if youre a team that gets that contract, youre only going to have to pay about 240,000 of it."So that's a great bargain if you are looking to get to the cap floor. And when I really sat down and did the math I heard about this on Saturday afternoon. I checked with Peter Chiarelli and he didn't really want to tell me, but he didnt deny it either so I knew it was kind of true."Because he is not officially retired, his contract still counts against the salary cap. The Bruins have been putting him on long-term injured reserve ever since which creates cap space during the season.But as Friedman mentioned on Monday, you can't use LTIR during the offseason and teams are only allowed to exceed the salary cap in the summer by 10 percent before having to get down below it before the start of the regular season.Salary cap space is a significant i sue for the Bruins heading into the offseason, especially after the contract extensions given to and earlier this season. Along with the many holes they will have to fill on their roster and upgrades that will need to be made, they also need to re-sign restricted free agent defenseman and may want to bring back unrestricted free agent forward .Friedman mentioned the and as teams that are significantly below the cap floor -- and especially Arizona -- that could be interested in such a move. A fourth round pick the in 1995, Savard was one of the most productive players in the NHL coming out of the 2004 lockout, recording back-to-back 95-point seasons in 2005-06 and 2006-07. Between 2005 and 2009 his 1.12 point per game average was 11th best in the entire league (minimum 100 games played).During the 2009-10 season, Savard was on the receiving end of a blindside hit to the head from then- forward Matt Cooke that was the beginning of the end of his career (the hit also helped lead to the introduction of Rule 48 regarding hits to the head. Cooke was not penalized, fined or suspended for the hit). Savard suffered a second concu sion during the 2011 season when he was hit by defenseman Matt Hunwick. He never played in the NHL after that. Kolby Allard Jersey |
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