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Mailbag: Retirement cap hits; Isles success factors

Two questions for the mailbag this week. Like last week’s I got these questions a while ago but held them so I could have content while I am away. As always, use the widget on the right to submit your questions for the mailbag.

Rangers West asks: What would the cap implications be if someone like Marc Staal or Henrik Lundqvist decided to retire?

Starting with why this question comes up: Cap recapture was a new thing added to the CBA after the 2012-2013 lockout. Cap recapture basically penalizes a team for all those front loaded contracts handed out.