Waived: Mason Raymond (CAL) & Eric Nystrom (NSH) for buyout

[caley]

Calgary to buy out Mason Raymond

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[hototogisu]

 

[DCDM]

Great day for Flames fans everywhere.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Raymond just can't seem to stick anywhere, can he?

 

[Major Happy*]

Yessss

 

[Unspecified]

Nystrom is a very serviceable player and would be good for a young team to bring in his tenacity. He is a perfect glue type player.

 

[Mustard]

Nystrom is a very serviceable player and would be good for a young team to bring in his tenacity. He is a perfect glue type player.

Uhhh he's utterly useless. Rarely played with an edge.

 

[nomorekids]

Nystrom is a very serviceable player and would be good for a young team to bring in his tenacity. He is a perfect glue type player.

Maybe when he left you, but he absolutely sucked last season for Nashville. He was brought in as some kind of checking\PK dynamo, and his lack of speed made him brutal on the penalty kill. My only regret is that it took so long for Lavy to realize it.

 

[BigRangy]

I'm really surprsied they would buy out Raymond. I figured he'd get another year with the new coach. I wish they could have bought out Smid, but he's injured.

 

[Flgatorguy87]

Nystrom was a disaster and the only thing he seemed to do well was make off ice PR videos while he was hurt or get his face punched in on the ice.

Seemed like a nice guy, and he made good money from us. I'm sure he'll land on his feet.

 

[Major Happy*]

I'm really surprsied they would buy out Raymond. I figured he'd get another year with the new coach. I wish they could have bought out Smid, but he's injured.

Raymond sucks, wasnt a coaching issue.

 

[serp]

Used to like Nytröm in Dallas but then Nashville randomly overpaid for the guy. Don't think he was ever worth that contract even when he was still good.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

Is the 1M in cap savings this year really worth the 1M in extra cap hit next year?

 

[FLAMES666]

I'm really surprsied they would buy out Raymond. I figured he'd get another year with the new coach. I wish they could have bought out Smid, but he's injured.

Raymond has been given enough chances. Basically two full seasons of being benched demoted and still no positive outcomes. Good riddance.

 

[Major Happy*]

Is the 1M in cap savings this year really worth the 1M in extra cap hit next year?

1.2 million...also 2.1 more to spend in free agency..so...yes...

 

[Cancuks]

Canucks should jump all over this.

 

[Group Chat Legend*]

Random question but where is there a waiver wire thread??

 

[MuffinMerc]

I'm really surprsied they would buy out Raymond. I figured he'd get another year with the new coach. I wish they could have bought out Smid, but he's injured.

Raymond hasn't been an NHL calibre player in quite some time.

 

[logik47]

I wonder if Raymond will sign with another Canadian team. Up to now, he played for three of them (Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary)

 

[DJJones]

I'm really surprsied they would buy out Raymond. I figured he'd get another year with the new coach. I wish they could have bought out Smid, but he's injured.

Smid is better off on LTIR. Not our money haha. All I care about is the cap

 

[NewBoysClub97*]

That Raymond contract was dumb the day it was signed.

 

[Dan403]

Is the 1M in cap savings this year really worth the 1M in extra cap hit next year?

No, but it gives the player a chance to sign elsewhere.

Its the decent thing to do vs. burying him in the minors.

 

[Suntouchable13]

That Raymond contract was dumb the day it was signed.

I can't believe some GMs can get duped like that. Really unbelievable.

 

[Major Happy*]

I can't believe some GMs can get duped like that. Really unbelievable.

Kinda like the Leafs and the contract they gave to Bernier, Gardiner, etc. Just awful players.

 

[member 157595]

Kinda like the Leafs and the contract they gave to Bernier, Gardiner, etc. Just awful players.

Sorry, either you're baiting or you've never watched a shift of Gardiner in your life. He's a legit 2nd-pairing defenseman. He's not great but he was very good this year.