Speculation: Buyout candidates - midseason edition

[miscs75]

But if he gets waived isn’t it just like 1.7?

They did waive him in the beginning of the season with no takers. Ideally the buyout is only $700k cheaper but then he’s technically gone from the organization at that point. He’s been in Roy’s doghouse all year and nothing he does proves he deserves to be anywhere else honestly.

 

[Lunatik]

But if he gets waived isn’t it just like 1.7?

1.65 iirc

 

[VaporTrail]

Jeff Skinner ?? Oh wait, he's only signed for a year

 

[VeteranPresence]

10 years of a 1M buyout cap hit

Big deal, I believe the DiPietro buyout lasts until the heat death of the universe.

 

[PelagicJoe]

Big deal, I believe the DiPietro buyout lasts until the heat death of the universe.

Him and Bobby Bonilla.

As far as the thread topic goes, Justin Holl.

 

[Colt.45Orr]

Zadorov and Elias Lindholm. Boston never should have signed them.

Ridiculous post from an obvious outsider of the organization.

Lindholm is nowhere near buyout territory and Zadorov has been worth every penny.

Stick to/post what you know.

 

[BobClarkesfrontteeth]

Ridiculous post from an obvious outsider of the organization.

Didn't know that the Bruins were such a sensitive front office that they have accounts on HF. I am sorry I hurt your feelings Mr. Sweeney.

 

[Lunatik]

Didn't know that the Bruins were such a sensitive front office that they have accounts on HF. I am sorry I hurt your feelings Mr. Sweeney.

C'mon, it was a terrible post dude

 

[BobClarkesfrontteeth]

Not gonna happen

Of course it's not but it should. Lindholm is trending for his worst season since 2017

 

[OtherThingsILike]

Jarry could be bought out, but it's an ugly buyout and therefore unlikely. More likely we'd swap him for a different bad contract.

 

[wedge]

Laine won't be, Gallagher should be

I see the appeal of buying out Gally. I agree it will be hard to improve the team as long as he's there with his big salary. BUT... we're going to lose a few vets in Dvorak and Armia and maybe Evans and Savard too. I think we still need Gally's leadership. Also, he has a decent year. We could wait one more year before buying him out.

 

[Colt.45Orr]

Didn't know that the Bruins were such a sensitive front office that they have accounts on HF. I am sorry I hurt your feelings Mr. Sweeney.

I'm not a fan at all of Sweeney's overall body of work but Zadorov was a great signing/value.

 

[dgibb10]

Who are the potential buyout candidates next summer?

I wouldn't be surprised if the Devils buyout Ondrej Palat's contract. He has been poor this season.

https://puckpedia.com/player/ondrej-palat/buyout?s=2025-2026

Buying out palat is not happening.

I'd rather retain 50% AND attach a 2nd round pick to dump before I buy him out.

You eat:

3.5 mill, 2.5 mill. 1.5 mill, 1.5 mill= 9 mill total. AND you have to replace him for 2 years.

If your palat replacement costs 1.5 million dollars a year (which is going to be legit 4th line fringe guys), you haven't saved any money.

If you want to ignore the 2 years after he's gone, you're still looking at only 3 mill a year to replace him with in an offseason where UFAs are going to be overpriced as f***.

If you want him gone that badly, pay to dump him and rid yourself of the ENTIRE cap hit.

 

[Monsieur Verdoux]

Buying out palat is not happening.

I'd rather retain 50% AND attach a 2nd round pick to dump before I buy him out.

You eat:

3.5 mill, 2.5 mill. 1.5 mill, 1.5 mill= 9 mill total. AND you have to replace him for 2 years.

If your palat replacement costs 1.5 million dollars a year (which is going to be legit 4th line fringe guys), you haven't saved any money.

If you want to ignore the 2 years after he's gone, you're still looking at only 3 mill a year to replace him with in an offseason where UFAs are going to be overpriced as f***.

If you want him gone that badly, pay to dump him and rid yourself of the ENTIRE cap hit.

For sure, I would definitely rather trade him than buy him out. But after July 1st he has 10 team trade list, so he can block almost every possible trade options. And because he has NMC, they can't even put him on waivers.

 

[dgibb10]

For sure, I would definitely rather trade him than buy him out. But after July 1st he has 10 team trade list, so he can block almost every possible trade options. And because he has NMC, they can't even put him on waivers.

If you're that desperate to move him ship him 50% retained to tampa or florida or somewhere else sunny he'd want to be, or even pay someone else to retain on him.

I'd rather pay a 1st than eat 9 mill in dead cap if that's what it takes (he realistically stays on the team)

NJD: gets FC
Team B: retains 50%, gets 1st from NJD (you can cut out team B if you want to keep the first)
Tampa: gets 3 mill x 2 palat for free.

NJD saves the final 2 years of his buyout cost.

For sure, I would definitely rather trade him than buy him out. But after July 1st he has 10 team trade list, so he can block almost every possible trade options. And because he has NMC, they can't even put him on waivers.

Or, for example another way to potentially get creative with it.

Send him back to his old GM in yzerman in det if they aren't on his NTC, take on Copp (similarly bad contract), either keep copp, or use his lesser NTC to dump him somewhere

 

[Colt.45Orr]

Didn't know that the Bruins were such a sensitive front office that they have accounts on HF. I am sorry I hurt your feelings Mr. Sweeney.

Such an immature response.
Grow up.

Zadorov has been great.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Gallagher.

He does ok for a few games and then disappears for a month.

He still tries, but his body is done.

His cap hit isn't an issue for the team at this point, but his taking up a roster spot is the issue.

I can see them NOT buying him out, but it should be a consideration.

 

[Fatass]

Patrik Laine, Dylan Cozens, Brendan Gallagher or Tristan Jarry

Laine buy out? More likely Hans tie a first to him on a trade. Cozens has positive trade value.

 

[nbwingsfan]

Cozens? No. Mattias Samuelsson? Quite possibly.

I still remember the amount of flack Buffalo fans gave me for calling that Samuelsson contract a joke.

Good times

 

[BobClarkesfrontteeth]

Such an immature response.
Grow up.

Zadorov has been great.

I know your post is but what is mine?

 

[Topcheese31]

Gallagher.

He does ok for a few games and then disappears for a month.

He still tries, but his body is done.

His cap hit isn't an issue for the team at this point, but his taking up a roster spot is the issue.

I can see them NOT buying him out, but it should be a consideration.

I honestly don't think that woulb be a good idea this year. They can wait a little bit or even the end of the contract. They're not in a rush

 

[WTFMAN99]

Neither one is getting bought out. We still have a whole year to decide on a Cozens buy out and he's CERTAINLY not getting bought out this year.

Samuelsson will be making the going rate for a 3rd pairing D real real soon, and he still has the ceiling of a defense-first #4D.

What is the ask of Toronto in a Cozens trade if you're talking about buy outs? I don't get it but...

Cowan, Kampf, FLA 2nd 2025 ? Our top prospect, a 4C ($ equalizer) and a top 2 rounds pick...or is the ask a lot more?

I am not clear on his value so apologies if the above offer isn't close, he apparently has interest league wide and then his name comes up in a buy out thread.

 

[Giskard]

Would be surprised if Jarry isn’t bought out.

It's cheaper to bury him in the AHL for 2 season out of 3 then buy him out.
Doesn't make sense to buy him out for only 1 season of saving, and 5 of more dead cap.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

It's cheaper to bury him in the AHL for 2 season out of 3 then buy him out.
Doesn't make sense to buy him out for only 1 season of saving, and 5 of more dead cap.

Agree from a paper perspective

But from a practical standpoint they likely need to buy him out. Murashov and Gauthier not being able to consistently play AHL games is an issue.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Jeff Skinner ?? Oh wait, he's only signed for a year

Was very weird for BUF to buy him out and then not use the cap space.

Just eat it for another year and shorten the buyout.