For Episode 5 of PuckPedia Cap Central, Hart Levine and Keith Kavanaugh dive into the 2 contract extensions just recently signed. Ryan McDonagh signed an extension with the Tampa Bay Lightning for 3-years x $4.1M AAV. Then the Montreal Canadiens announced a 5-year x $6M AAV extension with Mike Matheson.

Then they talk about the recent injury to Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin and do a deep dive on how Dallas can fully optimize their salary cap if they place him on Season Ending Long-Term Injured Reserve. They also talk about the Vancouver Canucks and some questions around the trade protection for Conor Garland and Quinn Hughes, as well as potential retention in a hypothetical Thatcher Demko trade.

Then they wrap up with a couple of fan-submitted questions. The first has to do with why a team wouldn’t place an injured player on LTIR if they know he will be out for at least a month. Then the second question has to do with 35+ contracts and who is on the hook for bonuses if that player were to be traded.

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