Marian Gaborik traded to Kings: Blue Jackets to retain 50 percent of Gaborik's salary
Ian McLaren
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While the Blue Jackets obtained forward Matt Frattin and two draft picks (a second-rounder and a conditional third-round pick) in exchange for Marian Gaborik, Columbus will retain a portion of the forward's pro-rated salary.
Confirmed: The #CBJ picked up 50% of Marian Gaborik's contract in that trade with #LAKings.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) March 6, 2014
As per Capgeek, this addendum (and the subsequent demotion of Linden Vey to the AHL) puts the Kings at roughly $640K under the salary cap for the remainder of the season.
