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The ask for Chicago to retain 5.25 for 5 years is going to cost more then it would be to get Karlsson out of San Jose. It’s also a % of the money they have to pay the player, it’s not just cap hit but also salary. I’m just going to use his salary as the only team retaining (50%) so 5.75 vs 5.25.
Karlsson’s salary (50% retained)
22-23 - 6.0 (12.0 full)
23-24 - 5.75 (11.5 full)
24-25 - 5.5 (11.0 full)
25-26 - 4.5 (9.0 full)
26-27 - 3.75 (7.5 full)
In total the hawks are paying 25.5 mil for Karlsson to play for Pittsburgh. You’re looking at a multitude of 1sts and that’s before you add Strome to the trade.