The deadline to buy out players is today, and several teams have taken advantage of the option before free agency starts. The following players have been placed on waivers for the purposes of a buyout: Mike Cammalleri (NJD), Devante Smith-Pelly (NJD), Mark Stuart (WIN), Lance Bouma (CGY), Ryan Murphy (CGY), Jimmy Hayes (BOS), Jussi Jokinen (FLA). The new cap hits of each player will be as follows:
Cammalleri:
2017-18: $1.67MM
2018-19: $1.67MM
2019-20: $1.67MM
2020-21: $1.67MM
Smith-Pelly:
2017-18: $175K
2018-19: $225K
Stuart:
2017-18: $1.46MM
2018-19: $583K
Bouma:
2017-18: $667K
2018-19: $767K
Murphy:
2017-18: $100K
2018-19: $138K
Hayes:
2017-18: $567K
2018-19: $867K
Jokinen:
2017-18: $1.33MM
2018-19: $1.33MM
See Ya Jimmy… Hayes brothers are the biggest softest players in the league… but their Dad was a scum bag who got shaken down by Whitey Bulger so i guess its expected
Kevin is extremely talented
I guess I’m losing the business side of things. Why trade for a player then immediately buy them out? The carolina \ Flames deal makes no sense.
Lack is the guy they wanted. Ryan Murphy, at this stage of his career, is very bad. Could be the Canes didn’t want the dead money on their cap from buying him out and insisted he be part of the trade.
Calgary basically ate 100k of cap space for Carolina
Not that they want to, but would Carolina be allowed to re-sign Murphy to a new deal now?