Comments on: Rick DiPietro’s Hips Don’t Lie http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/03/20/rick-dipietros-hips-dont-lie/ Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alec http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/03/20/rick-dipietros-hips-dont-lie/#comment-68412 Alec Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:48:59 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=1080#comment-68412 If he retires due to injury insurance pays for it, so it's net?et no worries for the isles. The question is how bad a cap hit they take if and when he retires. I forget the structure, but IIRC the remainder accelerates for half the life of the remainder of the contract. That would mean a $6mm hit or so, then going down to $3mm after a while. For better info go to James Mirtle's blog and look for salary cap tags If he retires due to injury insurance pays for it, so it’s net?et no worries for the isles.

The question is how bad a cap hit they take if and when he retires. I forget the structure, but IIRC the remainder accelerates for half the life of the remainder of the contract.

That would mean a $6mm hit or so, then going down to $3mm after a while.

For better info go to James Mirtle’s blog and look for salary cap tags

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