pilldoc Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 if anyone cares....http://www.nhl.com/i...id=nhl:topheadsScott Gomez of the Montreal Canadiens and Wade Redden of the New York Rangers were placed on waivers in order to facilitate buying out their contracts, according to multiple reports.The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association on Tuesday agreed on a change in compliance buyout rules, allowing teams to buy out player contracts prior to Saturday.In the new Collective Bargaining Agreement agreed to recently by the NHL and the NHLPA, clubs were permitted two "compliance" buyouts to take place during the 2013 and/or 2014 offseasons in order to ease the transition to a lower salary cap.The new agreement allows teams to use one of those compliance buyouts prior to the start of this season. However, the player's full salary for the 2012-13 season still would count against the team's cap.Players who are bought out will become unrestricted free agents, eligible to sign with any team.Gomez is owed $10 million over the next two seasons and carries a salary-cap hit of nearly $7.5 million. Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin had said the plan was to keep Gomez out of the lineup this season in order to avoid injury and allow the Habs to buy out the final season of Gomez’s deal over the summer.Redden also has $10 million and two seasons remaining on a six-year, $39 million contract he signed with the Rangers before the 2008-09 season. The 35-year-old has spent the past two seasons playing for the Connecticut Whale of the AHL.Should Gomez and Redden clear waivers, they will become available to sign with any club as early as Thursday at noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Bill Meltzer @billmeltzer Final thing re: Redden as a viable #6 option. He'd be veteran insurance on an injury and buy a little more time for Meszaros. Just a thoughtThoughts? Yes or No? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishjim Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I'd take Redden for $1 million for one season. Funny how both these guys contracts were handed out by the Rangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 @pilldoc NO...I'd be on board for Wade at 1.5 mill a year, maybe 2 tops. He can still skate and carry the puck quite well. That's the very area that we are short on with the absence of Carle, the puck lugging d-man....so at a few mill, I'd be ok with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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