Confirmed Buy-Out Wisniewski bought out

[Dominator13]

Too bad he is a RHD. Would be great to have him back on MTL

Wizniewski>>Pateryn.

 

[57special]

He'd have to be healthy to be bought out, I'm pretty sure.

He played 47 seconds for the Canes last season. Not sure how much he recovered.

Can't be bought out if injured.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Can't be bought out if injured.

I guess the question is, how functional was he post-recovery?

The only way this buyout really makes sense is if the Canes saw him as a significantly lesser player than the one they were hoping for.

 

[Duck Off]

I'm guessing this guy will be a Shark soon. Seems to fit what they're looking for.

 

[JuniorNelson]

He doesn't have a recent resume. This is troubling and after investing in Prust, I doubt Benning pursues him.

 

[One Winged Angel]

Now Carolina has room for Marc Staal.

 

[Flukeshot]

Makes sense in context of this being the last chance to buy out NMC before the expansion draft

 

[DaveG]

Now Carolina has room for Marc Staal.

no we don't

 

[Iceman]

Didn't this guy cost.... Anaheim(?) a first rounder?

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Didn't this guy cost.... Anaheim(?) a first rounder?

Cost us William Karlsson

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

Makes sense in context of this being the last chance to buy out NMC before the expansion draft

He had an expiring contract and did not need to be protected in the expansion draft.

 

[Duck Off]

Didn't this guy cost.... Anaheim(?) a first rounder?

No. We did give up a decent sized package to get him though.

William Karlsson was best piece. We did shed R.Bourque though.

 

[caniac247]

At first I was really surprised when I saw the news, but it makes sense. As another pointed out, if we kept our current defense, likely ONLY Faulk could be exposed at the expansion draft. There is just no way in hell they expose him. Murphy still needs 35 games to meet the 70 game requirement, that means we would be sitting Murphy/Wiz in rotation. Now Murphy can get his 35 games (hopefully he doesn't get injured) and we can expose him. Francis will probably also sign or trade for a vet defensemen and expose them at the draft as well.

 

[Stuzchuk]

WOW!! thats a surprise to me....

 

[EA Sports GM]

Taking up a contract spot that they probably want to use on free agents and prospects?

If a guy's not gonna play for you, and you won't be able to dump the salary, might as well let him try to find another team somewhere else.

 

[major major]

I think he'd be a good fit in Edmonton. They need a powerplay QB, Larsson sure isn't going to do it. Everyone focuses on Wiz's shot, but dare I say he's a great passer and set up man from the back line.

But Wiz is a pure specialist at this point. You don't want him getting more than 12 minutes at evens with his constant feet/knee issues slowing him down. So a 1 year $1m type of commitment at most.

 

[WannabeFinn]

Didn't this guy cost.... Anaheim(?) a first rounder?

Anaheim traded William Karlsson, 2015 2nd (Kevin Stenlund), and Rene Bourque to Columbus for Wisniewski and a 2015 3rd (Brent Gates)

 

[bleedgreen]

Francis said today wiz didn't fit with their idea of a 5-6 pair for next year. No idea what that means. I think he probably healed fine and is worth a shot. I'm annoyed the canes bought him out, I thought he was a great pickup and would fit great. They need a vet on d pretty bad. I think Francis saw the success the rookies had last year and didn't want anyone impeding the next wave this year. Or he likes something about Murphy coming into the season at that slot.