Shortly after the signing, Gary Bettman came out and said Miller was ineligible to play in the National Hockey League, but despite this the contract is valid and went through. Apparently the 'rules' were not clear enough to the teams around the NHL and there has been a stink around this situation ever since.
Since the contract was somehow approved, it does not leave the Bruins with many options after they wanted to terminate the contract.
According to NHL Insider Jeff Marek, there are two likely outcomes from this scenario.1. The two reach a mutual decision to terminate (which is unlikely) 2. The Bruins buy him out.
If the Boston Bruins choose to buy him out, according to the amazing website Capfriendly.com, this is how the buyout would look:
This was a major mistake by the Bruins and as a punishment, they will be penalized with some cap penalties in one way or another.
If the Bruins do choose to buy him out, Miller would make $516,667. Not bad for one weekends work.
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