i really don't get buying out Cam. We don't need the space, and his value is awful right now.
You don't need to buy him out to take on any contracts, since you can be 10% above the cap ceiling.
And if anything, you give other teams more options in free agency for a LW (assuming there is any traction w/ Kovalchuk).
As far as DSP? Meh who cares. I'm glad we re-signed him last year. You had to. But it turns out he was only a flash in the pan for that one ~20 game stretch
Edit: Before this past season, Cammalleri had: GP = 779, Goals = 277, Assists = 305, 582 point. 582 points in 779 games, which is like .61 ppg.
I get how bad he looked last year. But to cut bait on that asset. You gotta wonder if it was an aberration? His MO was that he would get hurt, but would always produce.