« I'll use the example of the trade that brought David Savard to Tampa Bay in 2020-21. At the time, Savard was a member of the Blue Jackets and the Lightning didn't have the money to accommodate his salary or even 50% of it.
To make it happen, then, the Blue Jackets sent Savard (withholding 50% of his salary) to the Red Wings in return for Brian Lashoff. Then, immediately thereafter, the Red Wings traded Savard to the Lightning (holding back 50% of his salary that was already being held back at 50% by the Blue Jackets, so the Red Wings held back the equivalent of 25% of the salary) for Tampa Bay to get Savard at 25% of his salary. »