i don't think the Pens would retain that much salary for that long. They're too cap strapped every season to do that.

This take is interesting @Pipinghotgatorade , I'm gonna follow it

My two concerns with this were the retention and whether Buffalo would be willing take on long term salary give how many RFAs they have in the next couple years that will command big money (Reinhart, Middelstadt, Montour after this year; Dahlin after the next). I also agree that the Pens probably won't retain that much, but it might be the only way to rid themselves of that contract. Maybe they can get away with retaining 750k or so instead and save a little? Either way they're gaining some space for next offseason with some key players to re-sign since Gagner is a UFA and JP will be cheaper, but it'll still be tight. I was just trying to do something a little different to have some fun.