NHL insider ranks Bruins player in Top-10 buyout candidates this offseason
Buying out a player's contract may be the best option to eliminate unneeded salary.
NHL insider Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff ranked his top-ten buyout candidates for this offseason, and one Boston Bruins player made the cut.
Here are Seravalli's picks:
1. Zack Kassian - Edmonton Oilers
2. Matt Murray - Ottawa Senators
3. Marc-Edouard Vlasic - San Jose Sharks
4. Marco Scandella - St. Louis Blues
5. Jason Dickinson - Vancouver Canucks
6. Philippe Myers - Nashville Predators
7. Tyler Johnson - Chicago Blackhawks
8. Jason Zucker - Pittsburgh Penguins
9. Patrik Nemeth - New York Rangers
10. Nick Foligno - Boston Bruins
2. Matt Murray - Ottawa Senators
3. Marc-Edouard Vlasic - San Jose Sharks
4. Marco Scandella - St. Louis Blues
5. Jason Dickinson - Vancouver Canucks
6. Philippe Myers - Nashville Predators
7. Tyler Johnson - Chicago Blackhawks
8. Jason Zucker - Pittsburgh Penguins
9. Patrik Nemeth - New York Rangers
10. Nick Foligno - Boston Bruins
The 34-year-old has one more season with a cap hit of $3.8 million on his contract with Boston. His buyout charges would cost the Bruins $1.9 million for 2022-23 and $933 thousand for 2023-24. A buyout would save the team just $1 million in cap space.
Seravalli states:
"If next season is going to be one of pain for the Bruins, then they might as well hang onto Foligno for the final year of his two-year deal. Foligno has really struggled with his back injury and that much was apparent, relegated to a fourth-line role with just two goals in 64 games."
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