Players bought out, then signed to a big contract

[mibs]

Like the title says, I'm wondering if anyone can name a player that had a high cap hit or many years left on his contract that was bought out, signed to another team, preformed well enough that they were signed to another large contract.

My most recent example would be Sam Gagner? Bought out from Arizona, signed a cheap deal with Columbus and did well enough that Vancouver signed him to a ~4 Million caphit for 2 years?

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[Mickey Marner]

Mikhail Grabovski.

Mikhail Grabovski - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

 

[crackdown44]

There is no scenario in which vinny lecavalier doesn’t win this thread

 

[Pierre Dagenais]

Daniel Briere & Vincent Lecavalier

 

[llamateizer]

Lecavalier signed 5 years at 4.5 mil after being bought out with 7 years left at 7.27 mil.
Briere signed 2 years at 4 mil after being bought out with 2 years left at 6.5mil.

 

[ChiefWiggum]

Lecavalier was bought out and proceeded to have half the league lining up at his doorstep handing him blank cheques for his services. Thankfully, my Flyers won the "Lecavalier sweepstakes" and it did not come back to bite the franchise in the ass at all.

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[VoluntaryDom]

Vinny

 

[Hennessy]

Not the biggest, but one that worked out pretty well for the player:

In 2008, Darcy Tucker was bought out by Toronto after the first year of a four year, $3M AAV contract. He was then signed by Colorado for 2 years at $2.25M AAV. He ended up making more money in 3 years than he'd have done in the original 4.

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

Would Girardi count? Bought out by the NYR at $5.5M per year and signed a $3M;ish year contract with TB.

 

[Paneerboy]

Would Girardi count? Bought out by the NYR at $5.5M per year and signed a $3M;ish year contract with TB.

Christian Ehrhoff fell into a similar vein as well.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Wade Redden SHOULD have been bought out pretty much in his last season with Ottawa and still got 6.5.

What the f*** Sather was smoking I will never know.

 

[SenzZen]

Wade Redden SHOULD have been bought out pretty much in his last season with Ottawa and still got 6.5.

What the **** Sather was smoking I will never know.

A cigar?

Probably a cigar.