Confirmed Buy-Out [DET] Red Wings buy out F Kailer Yamamoto

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[MMC]

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Am I missing something? Cap friendly shows Detroit as have 27M in space? I’m far from a capologist though

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Better than a me player.

 

[Ser Grogu]

Did Stevie Y owe Ken Holland a favour or something?

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Detroit has $27M in cap space and no real RFAs of note. They going big game hunting somewhere?

 

[Mosby]

They didn’t know this yesterday? What if Kostin leaves too?

Doing the Oilers dirty work for free.

 

[Magic Mittens]

I thought they would have gave him a shot

Has he really fallen off that bad? I know his cap isn't great, but still thought he had some potential

 

[Maurice of Orange]

So Detroit has to sign Kostin or this becomes a needless trade for Detroit.

 

[Gabe Kupari]

So Detroit has to sign Kostin or this becomes a needless trade for Detroit.

It was for future considerations

 

[JKG33]

Stevie Y definitely has something else planned. Maybe Debrincat and then some yet

 

[Extra Texture]

Holy smokes. Scads of cap space, and DRW don't even give him a year to try as a reclamation project?

 

[Maurice of Orange]

It was for future considerations

Yes but what would be the point of adding dead cap for nothing.

It’s a minuscule amount, but still what’s the point.

 

[eojsmada]

Detroit wanted Kostin and Yamamoto was the cap dump to take him.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

"You've been traded to Detroit, but, uh, if you book a flight there make sure that the fare is refundable."

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

That settles the Yamamoto debate. There was no demand for him at his number and he had negative trade value.

 

[Mike Jones]

Did Stevie Y owe Ken Holland a favour or something?

I was wondering the same thing. What was the point?

 

[Petes2424]

In the grand scheme of things, probably makes sense. Detroit likes certain types of players. They want to be harder to play against up front. Kostin fits. Yamamoto doesn’t. Not when they have some of the forwards they already do.

Unfortunately Yamamoto needs to find a situation like Detroit to kickstart his career. It would’ve been a good opportunity for him. Maybe Anaheim makes some sense.

Here comes the Debrincat speculation again.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Wow. I wonder if the Avs give him a shot at like league minimum. So many spots to fill.

 

[notbias]

Wow. I wonder if the Avs give him a shot at like league minimum. So many spots to fill.

Do you really think someone won't give a young player like him a shot above the league min?

 

[Superlative Soup]

That settles the Yamamoto debate. There was no demand for him at his number and he had negative trade value.

Impossible. ChaoticOrange said they had a deal for a mid round pick in their pocket but were just waiting for a better offer

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

 

[ManofSteel55]

It was for future considerations

Yeah, but nothing in exchange for a buyout penalty and a few days of negotiating rights to an RFA really isn't a good deal no matter how you slice it. I imagine the Kostin deal gets done.

Impossible. ChaoticOrange said they had a deal for a mid round pick in their pocket but were just waiting for a better offer

In all fairness to ChaoticOrange, that's what was being reported. Obviously it was false rumours to try to shake up some interest though.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Impossible. ChaoticOrange said they had a deal for a mid round pick in their pocket but were just waiting for a better offer

That may have been true until the cap limit was set officially by the league to be the minimum increase. Then the math changed.

 

[ponder719]

Wouldn't mind giving Yamamoto a short-term deal in Philly if we move out a couple wingers this offseason. Rough for him to be, essentially, discarded by two teams in two days, but he can be helpful to a team somewhere.