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Leo Komarov Expected To Be Placed On Unconditional Waivers

November 10, 2021 at 3:09 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 5 Comments

In something of a surprise move, Arthur Staple of The Athletic reports that veteran forward Leo Komarov is expected to be on unconditional waivers tomorrow. The move would be to terminate Komarov’s contract, allowing him to return to the KHL where he would join SKA St. Petersburg. Komarov never did report to Bridgeport after being assigned to the AHL, but by terminating his deal it would mean forfeiting the remainder of his $2MM salary for this season.

Importantly, it would also clear Komarov’s entire $3MM cap hit off the books for the Islanders. Assigning him to the AHL only cleared $1.125MM, meaning New York and GM Lou Lamoriello would gain some extra cap space should this termination go through. After trading away Johnny Boychuk’s deal a few days ago, the Islanders are already under the cap and accruing cap space every day. Moving on from Komarov would give them even more cap space and help to accommodate a midseason acquisition.

The simple fact is that Komarov is no longer effective enough to be a full-time option at the NHL level. The 34-year-old forward recorded just 11 points in 52 games last season (regular season and playoffs combined), with only a single goal. While he’s always been a good defensive player and a physical presence, willing to hit just about anything that moves, his time as a realistic NHL option is over. A return to the KHL makes sense at this point, especially if he can recoup at least most of his remaining NHL salary.

Depending on what he signs in the KHL he may be an unrestricted free agent again next summer, but it seems unlikely that we’ll ever see Komarov as a regular in the NHL again. If that’s true, he leaves with 491 career regular season games, 63 goals, 170 points and 1,160 hits.

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  1. TJECK109

    4 years ago

    It’s funny how the NHL created all these rules to keep teams from signing older players to fat paydays and yet teams still find ways to clear them off the cap without taking hits.

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    • Ducey

      4 years ago

      The rules never apply to Lou Lamerillo.

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    • The Mistake of Giving Eugene Melnyk a Liver Transplant

      4 years ago

      Lou Lamerillo is the Judge Dredd of the NHL!

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    • parx

      4 years ago

      Wasn’t his contract signed when he was not old? And if he’s 34 isn’t he under the age affected by such rules even still? And if his contract expires at the end of the year is it really a big deal, is 1.85 mil extra cap space gonna beat your team for the cup? Unlikely

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  2. pawtucket

    4 years ago

    Despite the fear that drafted Russian players could leave your organization when they want to return to the motherland, the opposite is also true. Managers could simply send their overpaid Russian player to the AHL where they will not report and instead return to the Iron Curtain.
    Contract Void! Everybody Wins!

    In Soviet Russia, Farm Team is on actual Farm!

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