Confirmed with Link: Wisniewski Bought Out

[Brock Anton]

What a Hurricanes career he had.

 

[Sens1Canes2]

They couldn't buy him out if he wasn't cleared to play I don't think.

Wouldn't "cleared to play" and "wasn't close to what he once was" be different tho? I could have worded it differently-

Perhaps his rehab didn't get him to the point where he once was, and they knew that.

 

[Novacane]

Don't you have to clear a physical in order to be bought out?



http://www.silversevensens.com/2015/6/10/8737195/nhl-buyout-rules-refresher-guide

Does clearing a physical mean he necessarily got back to where he started though?

 

[The Stranger]

I think we all know why he was bought out.

All I can say is that...I urge those than have come before me and address the real elephant in the room and stand up or its going to continue.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Wouldn't "cleared to play" and "wasn't close to what he once was" be different tho? I could have worded it differently-

Perhaps his rehab didn't get him to the point where he once was, and they knew that.

Does clearing a physical mean he necessarily got back to where he started though?

Absolutely correct.

That said, he also had value in that he made less money than his cap hit + that now, even with Rask signing, we're still under the floor, so optimistically I think this bodes well for a trade or/and FA signing.

 

[Sens1Canes2]

I think we all know why he was bought out.

All I can say is that...I urge those than have come before me and address the real elephant in the room and stand up or its going to continue.

Ha hahahahahahahaha.

That was good.

 

[DaleCooper]

It doesn't really free up anything since the Canes are nowhere near a cap team.

 

[Novacane]

I guess they plan on adding multiple bodies in trade/FA and needed the contract space?

 

[Joe McGrath]

It doesn't really free up anything since the Canes are nowhere near a cap team.

It frees up a contract and a slot for a vet UFA defenseman on a 2 year deal they can expose in expansion.

 

[GoldiFox]

deleted... expiring NMC don't matter.

 

[Brock Anton]

It frees up a contract and a slot for a vet UFA defenseman on a 2 year deal they can expose in expansion.

Free agent RHD's not named Demers:
Tom Gilbert
Ben Lovejoy
Roman Polak
Luke Schenn
Justin Schultz

I can probably see us going after any of those guys, really.

 

[Novacane]

I guess it is possible that Francis plans to add some players he would prefer to protect in the coming expansion Draft and Wiz's NMC would block a spot.

I thought expiring contracts didn't count for protection

 

[GoldiFox]

I thought expiring contracts didn't count for protection

Hmm right. Just trying to find some reason this makes sense.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Sign Liles and have Hainsey play on his off-side.

Slavin - Faulk
Hanifin - Pesce
Liles - Hainsey
Murphy

 

[Brock Anton]

Hmm right. Just trying to find some reason this makes sense.

Sign a veteran RHD on a 2-year deal (i.e. Schenn, Lovejoy etc.) and expose them for the expansion draft is what I'd guess right now.

 

[DaveG]

With Faulk, Pesce and Murphy I'm not sure side matters as much for who we target

 

[Brock Anton]

Possibly, but I'm still not convinced that Murphy is a Hurricane come October.

 

[Buenos Necas]

It's probably as simple as replacing the spot for a veteran defenseman with someone we can actually expose in the draft. Say we sign Schultz to a cheap 2-year deal, he only needs to play 7 games to hit the 70 over 2 years mark. This move freed up $2mil of actual salary for 2016, so we'll probably be able to find an exposable replacement for that amount.

 

[A Star is Burns]

I was quite shocked, but not upset til I see what they do or don't do.

 

[Wild Caniac]

I think we all know why he was bought out.

All I can say is that...I urge those than have come before me and address the real elephant in the room and stand up or its going to continue.

return of olympic silver medalest tim gleson?

 

[bleedgreen]

uhhhh.....

I'll wait till we see what happens before judging. Would've REALLY liked to have seen this guy play a few games for us. He's a good skater, physical, experienced with a bomb of a righty shot. It would appear no one was interested in this guy without giving back money we didn't want. If it's just us being cheap....

 

[Penaltykiller17]

Until I read otherwise, here's what I'm assuming, in order:

1. The team is only at $33 million cap hit for next year and no one due for a big raise. This could help us get to the cap floor.

2. Make a roster space for McKeown.

3. Make room for Murphy if he ends up re-signing.

I don't think it's to save money, because we're going to be over the cap floor with Rask's contract, and RF's still trying to obtain a top 6 forward.

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

What the... why?

 

[GoldiFox]

Dissapointed as I had a soft spot for Wiz and would have liked to see him get a chance.

They either believe in Murphy or have a handshake deal for a replacement at similar or less money. Probably the latter, just a lateral switching of Wiz and a guy like Schenn.

 

[bleedgreen]

Maybe we're going after a bigger fish and need every penny possible in terms of internal budget?