Compliance Buyouts
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Til the End of Time
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domaug*
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no, the Pens have not used any yet
yes the Pens can use them up until the next offseason i believe
Glass or Dupuis, IMO, make the most sense (although neither will happen)
SaintRon
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So we could buyout a high paid player like Letang and his entire salary is off the books? Not that I would want to see that happen, but I would guess the goal of a buyout is clearing the most cash off the roster with one swipe. Buying out a low dollar player wouldn't buy much, correct?
BrookswasHere44
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I'm pretty sure that's NOT correct...only available for contracts signed before lockout
BrunoPuntzJones
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They can only be used this offseason, I believe. Glass' deal will have expired by then. Dupuis re-signed after the lockout so he's ineligible.
SaintRon
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Le Magnifique 66
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His in-season performance makes him a great trade candidate. Don't give him up for nothing.
66-30-33
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This. A bubble team will give us a nice return and hope he is different with a new change of scenery. We most likely will not use a buyout, probably because the owners will be too cheap.
Ogrezilla
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Fleury, Neal, Martin and Crosby are the only players eligible for the compliance buyouts. Everyone else has too low of a cap hit, has an expiring contract or was signed after the new CBA went into effect.
There is no reason to buy out any of those players. Neal, Martin and Crosby are obvious, and Fleury could be traded to a non-playoff team for something even if he falls apart again.
There is no reason to buy out any of those players. Neal, Martin and Crosby are obvious, and Fleury could be traded to a non-playoff team for something even if he falls apart again.
radapex
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The buyout period makes it tricky because it ends before the start of free agency. I don't see Shero buying Fleury out unless he's got another goalie lined up. There's just no way he goes into next season with Zatkoff as the potential #1.
66-30-33
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Miller, Halak, Hiller. Any goalie would rack up wins with this team, Zatkoff is 8-2-1. If Fleury bombs ANY goalie in the NHL would do a MUCH better job then Fleury, except maybe Zatkoff because they are both the same type of goalies...regular season winners, playoff chokers.
Ogrezilla
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66-30-33
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I doubt he will, but this is true. I could live with this as our goaltending next season:
Halak
Fasth
Zatkoff
I guess I have been misunderstood. I'm all for getting rid of MAF, but I don't think they need to use a buyout for that. and I'm all for getting one of Miller or Hiller at the deadline if possible. I don't believe MAF deserves one more chance in the playoffs.
edit: don't want any part of Halak. he seems to be MAF light...
Ogrezilla
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and we couldn't use a compliance buyout on him anyway because his cap hit is too low.
Skk82
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Too cheap? They've exceed the upper limit of the salary cap in portions of 2011, 2012, 2013 and today due to LTIR exemptions. Pretty much the opposite of cheap to take on additional salary for no return (unless it helps boost the team into another round of the playoffs).
Big McLargehuge
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Others have gone over the eligible players, so Fleury is the only guy who has a chance of being compliance bought-out...but that would require another epic playoff disappearing act to happen.
radapex
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A Fleury buyout would be much less surprising if not for the time frame of the buyout period. The buyout period starts on the later of June 15 or 2 days after the Stanley Cup Final ends and runs through June 30.
Given Shero's averseness to uncertainty, he'd basically have to have a new starter ready to sign at noon on July 1 before he'd buy Fleury out. It's entirely possible that if Fleury were bought out, he'd be the best goalie on the market - which obviously wouldn't help the Pens if they were looking for a replacement in free agency.
