Quoting: TheFlamingC
Yeah I don’t think they could swing a 50 retention on Backs, and they’d obviously rather keep Bennett if you guys were willing to do without including him
How about this:
Backlund ($2m retained) + Bennett ($1m retained) for Compher ($1m retained) + Timmins + 1st
($3.35m x 4) + ($1.55m x 1) for ($2.5m x 3) + ($925k x 1)
^ That's $4.9m for $3.425m (Avs take on ~$1.5m).
2020/21: $3m retention for CGY, $1m retention for COL.
2021/22: $2m retention for CGY, $1m retention for COL.
2022/23: $2m retention for CGY, $1m retention for COL.
2023/24: $2m retention for CGY
That effectively manages the retention through out the duration of the contracts, rather than just having an outright $2m retention for CGY throughout.
This season Avs would benefit from $2m net retention ($3m vs $1m, though the actual dollars are only 22% of that as it's at the deadline), but in next year and the year after it's only $1m retained effectively. Then in the final year when Backlund is 34-35 years old Avs would get an extra $1m off the books when Compher's contract expires, which builds some leeway into the trade to compensate for Backlund aging.