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Originally Posted by Karl
Anyone who's seen my previous posting history should know how much I had defended Stajan over the years. I really can't defend this season he's had. He's simply been bad this year way more often than not. I'd say he's actually been even worse this year than he was throughout the 2010-11 season, especially since the year turned to 2016 he's been particularly dreadful.
Now with the expansion draft perhaps coming up next year, an argument can be made to keep Stajan and hope that he does better on this team next year. I wish I could say I'm hoping for that, but sadly, I don't know. This once fairly decent NHLer is looking done as an NHL calibre player and I fear this is pretty much all he's got left. I don't think even expansion teams will touch him at this point.
This is why I feel a buyout will have to be done with this player in June.
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Not going to happen. Stajan will be helpful in helping the team reach the 25% of the salary cap that they need to expose for the expansion draft. Getting rid of him could force them to risk a player like Frolik or Backlund. If he's unclaimed next summer, I could see a buyout at that time.