The Dodgers Seem to Have Inspired a Local NHL Team to Use Contract Deferrals

The Los Angeles Dodgers have utilized deferred money to still give players their promised money in the contract, but doing it in a way where an amount will be received in the future so that the team can have more fiscal flexibility in the present day.

Frank Vatrano's 3-year, $18M extension is an interesting one. He will get paid $3M a year in base salary but then $9M in deferred salary, starting 2035, making $900,000 a year for 10 years while living outside California.

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