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This idea was already mentioned a couple months ago. Basically Marleau agrees to move his NMC on July 1 after Toronto pays his signing bonus, and Dubas has a handshake agreement with whatever team he trades Marleau + whatever other assets to, then Leafs sign him for cheap when he's a free agent. That way the team getting him just takes on the high cap hit and barely pays him anything and they get a young asset in return. The league might not have liked it the first time, but there's legally nothing they can do about it until the CBA expires. It's a loop-hole that a team found, until the CBA is renegotiated and states that it's illegal, the NHL can't do anything about it.