yeah thats not happening bud. weber's contract is not changing and neither is he moving

« We’ll see you in court. »

Cool story bro!

But, the reality is this. Seattle cannot terminate a contract of any player taken in the expansion draft - mutual or not. It is an NHL rule for expansion. A player that is drafted in expansion must be on the team for at least a year. Furthermore, if Weber retires/terminated within the next two seasons, the recapture penalty will fall on both Nashville and the team owning his rights at the time. The only instance where the recapture penalty is solely on Nashville is after the 2022-23 season is completed.

Please refer to the following site for explanation/calculation of recapture penalty on Weber:
https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2018/07/the-salary-cap-implications-of-a-shea-weber-early-retirement.html#:~:text=To%20combat%20teams%20continuing%20to%20front-load%20contracts%2C%20the,negating%20the%20years%20that%20lowered%20his%20cap%20hit.

And this is the link explaining the no buy out rule for expansion draft picks:
https://www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-2021-nhl-expansion-draft-rules-same-as-vegas-golden-knights-followed/c-302586918

Good links! Thanks for those.

Seattle can’t buy anyone out, I agree. But a mutual contract termination is not a buyout.

There is no possible recapture penalty for Montreal anymore. Rules were amended for Nashville last year:

https://awinninghabit.com/2020/07/07/montreal-canadiens-shea-weber-cap-recapture/

Although you are correct you are a killjoy.

Thanks for the update on recapture penalty. I wasn't aware that had been amended by the league.

And, you are right, a mutual termination is not a buyout. But I just don't see Weber accepting that. I think that if he felt he could still contribute, he'd just play out the contract. Not sure he would voluntarily agree to a termination then resign for 5 yrs to make his money back. Best scenario for Habs is that he can still be effective next two years and for the last three of his contract becomes a player/coach. Whenever he doesn't dress, he becomes the defense coach on the bench. That way, Habs maximize is health/effectiveness on the ice while keeping the veteran presence in the room.

If Weber’s primary goal is to win a cup, then an extra $5mm in cap space for the team either should be incentive enough. He’d actual make more money too. Not sure where the downside would be.