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Originally Posted by lazypucker
Are there examples of such players who have been traded just for the purpose of being bought out?
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No, not that I can think of. But that's because, prior to this CBA, the teams that could afford to take on additional dead salary would place them in the the minors and not have the buyout hurt their cap.
For example Kotalik, the Sabres were willing to bury him in the minors if needed but would not buy him out as it would cost them cap space.
Now it's the opposite, you can't bury players in the AHL but can get rid of the cap completely with a buyout (using up a compliance buyout).