Never though Id see the day

Is it an injury or a healthy scratch?

Healthy scratch. Suggestion is that he’s the odd man out.

Retirement recapture is about $5 million for 4 years, so it is actually about $2.5 million/year better for the Wild if he retires.

A buyout really saves the Wild nothing....

Zach has 4 more seasons around 7 after this season.

A buyout will still cost the Wild 7m twice in what would be his 2 years (so in 4 years you’re still paying 7). And still 6m before those 2 years of 7. I equate it to buying out Vlasic, kinda pointless because the point of buying out Parise would be save money in the long term; but the Wild are a good team that’s getting younger with some great prospects still to come or need contracts. I really don’t see a benefit of buying out him for the Wild.

In 2024-25 Parise contract will be done
In 2024-25 he’ll cost his 7m aav

With a buyout he will still cost
6-7m in the final 3 years of what his contract would’ve been, then add a few more years of buyout penalties.

Kinda pointless.

Doesn't seem like there's much benefit outside of year 1.