Doubt he would return at that salary. He's for sure overpaid but he's still a solid player that should be in your lineup every night. He's the perfect 3C even tho he's getting old

If they buy him out, they can’t re-sign him for a year.

I didn't pick him to be honest because he was bad or anything. This was more just to show the benefit of buying him out and resigning him again, much like CGY did with Mike Stone yesterday. (Opened up cap space for the team).

Go see what happened to Michael Stone with CGY. Bought out and resigned within a 1 month period.

Yeah, from what I’ve read though it’s supposed to not be allowed and is considered cap circumventing. But I guess if they are going to allow trading for the purpose of buyout and re-signing why not just cut out the middle man lol

Im so confused with your comment. No one is being traded in this scenario or even being offered to trade. What middle man are you talking about exactly?

All Cgy is doing is buying out a player and resigning him to league minimum deal. There is no rule against this in the CBA. It appears to be a loophole for teams to create cap space though. I think the rule itself just needs to be tweeked a little for it to be not considered cap circumvention at all. IMO

I’m confused by your response. I never once said anyone got traded in this deal. I simply said if they were going to allow trading for the purpose of buyout on to re-sign with the original team, might as well cut out the middle man. I was simply referring to the Orpik situation.

Edit: My mistake on it not being allowed. I was reading the compliance buyout rules, not the regular buyout. However it’s still kind of cap circumventing imo

It is shady fo sho. But if the team is still under the cap, it is allowed.. still shady. But if it's allowed go for it. Good on the flames. For stone, the guy was making too much for too long. But Carl just has one year left (he's 34 not 35) so the buyout would be for 2 years not 1. If he was 35, they would still.be on the hook for full salary against the cap. Am I wrong?

Yeah for a 35+ contract they’d be on the hook for the full contract. Like Marleau with the canes