Panthers send Kris Versteeg to Chicago

Per the Chicago Sun-Times' Mark Lazerus, the Florida Panthers made a move that makes no sense cap-wise given that Capgeek estimates that the Chicago Blackhawks are now $282,628 over the cap...Wait, wait, here we go...

#Blackhawks acquire Kris Versteeg and another player for Jimmy Hayes and Dylan Olsen.
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) November 15, 2013

Florida will pay half of Versteeg's salary. #Blackhawks
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) November 15, 2013

Versteeg's signed through 2015-2016 at a cap hit of $4.4 million per season, but Capgeek pegs his real-world salary for the this and the next two seasons at a total of $14 million real-world dollars, so the Panthers are paying $7 million to make Versteeg go away.

The Panthers and Blackhawks confirm:

#FlaPanthers acquire RW Hayes & D Olsen from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for RW Versteeg & LW Lefebvre http://t.co/7Lch6UeVC8
— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) November 15, 2013

The #Blackhawks have acquired Kris Versteeg and Phillippe Lefebrve from Florida for Jimmy Hayes and Dylan Olsen. More to come.
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) November 15, 2013

Other player from Panthers in Kris Versteeg trade to #Blackhawks is forward Phillippe Lefebrve. He will report to Toledo Walleye of ECHL.
— Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) November 15, 2013

Update: Here's how the Hawks will accommodate the $:

Bowman said Florida is retaining half of Versteeg’s salary. #Blackhawks also place Handzus and Kostka on long-term injury.
— Tracey Myers (@TramyersCSN) November 15, 2013

Update #2: Also:

More transactions: Jeremy Morin and Alex Broadhurst have been reassigned to Rockford. http://t.co/2EGjSCVL0D
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) November 15, 2013

FLA's retention of half of Versteeg's salary is not just for this season, it's for the balance of Versteeg's contract.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) November 15, 2013

Versteeg earns $4.6M with cap hit of $4.4M this season. Two more yrs after that, earning $4.7M with $4.4M cap hit. So FLA retains 50% of it.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) November 15, 2013

Panthers send Kris Versteeg to Chicago

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