Speculation: Who's getting bought out?

[Flash20]

For the sabres I have Carter Hutton

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[Number1RedWingsFan52]

For Detroit Frans Nielsen, But very doubtful.

 

[Agalloch]

Maybe Alzner for MTL.

 

[Cancuks]

Baertschi

 

[kb]

I doubt that there will be many buyouts. Internal budget teams won't create dead budget money and then have to turn around and add more to replace that player. In a lot of instances, there is very little relief either.

 

[Gurglesons]

Nobody.

 

[glenbuis]

Maybe Alzner for MTL.

Next year I think

 

[CartographerNo611]

A European prospect who wants to go back home. One of the isles bottom 6 vets making bank.

 

[GAGLine]

For the Rangers, probably Lundqvist, unless he decides to retire or they can somehow trade him at 50%. Staal and Smith are also possibilities, the former more so than the latter.

 

[5cotland]

For the Rangers, probably Lundqvist, unless he decides to retire or they can somehow trade him at 50%. Staal and Smith are also possibilities, the former more so than the latter.

NYR wont buy out any of those players.

1 year left on all contracts. Would be stupid to buy them out

 

[Mickey Marner]

Lundqvist is the only scenario where it makes sense because they're already paying his replacement.

 

[GAGLine]

NYR wont buy out any of those players.

1 year left on all contracts. Would be stupid to buy them out

We don't have enough cap space to sign all of our RFAs, so unless one of Strome/ADA gets traded with less cap coming back, someone is getting bought out.

We have 3 goalies. At least one has to go. Maybe Georgiev gets traded and Hank stays, but I doubt it. Both Carp and Brooks think Hank has played his last game as a Ranger.

 

[jumb0]

If the Preds bought out anyone it would be Turris, but I don't think they will.

 

[Djp]

Columbus and Wennberg if they allow the 25 yr old buy out from June in a normal season.

 

[Magic Man]

Baertschi

I would definitely take a run at him at league min.

 

[themelkman]

No one imo

 

[sabresEH]

Next year I think

I didn’t speak to Alzner myself. But someone I know and trust talked to him on the golf course and it seems the buy out will happen this year.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Rangers fans hope for Marc Staal. one more year is too many for Rangers fans especially since the last 4 years has been ECHL level of hockey for Staal.

 

[EP to Kuzmenko]

Baertschi

No point. You save less than 500k cap as opposed to burying him, and then he still counts against cap the following season.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Jack Johnson

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

If the Preds bought out anyone it would be Turris, but I don't think they will.

Agreed. I would have said exactly 0% chance... pre-Covid. They wouldn't have taken an 8-year cap penalty and a $16M total payout. Because even if there was no trade market this year, they could always hope that one materializes next year, or the year after, and be looking at only paying $6M or $12M, with no extended penalty.

But Covid is the wild card. Maybe there is some unfactored financial scenario where the simple up-front savings of $4M this year is enough to change things. I can't imagine things are that bad, but who knows.

 

[Fatass]

The buy-out window is now open. (Sept 25-oct 8)
Some GMs buy out players early in the window to give the player extra time to sign elsewhere.
I’m expecting Benning to buy-out two of his toxic mistakes: Baertschi and Sutter.

 

[Evgeny Oliker]

Do buyouts open today at a certain time? If so when?

 

[boredmale]

I am surprised given the flat cap the league didn't allow teams one compliance buyout

 

[Lukin1978]

Crosby