Yeah, Carolina is a bit misleading because they bought a bad contract from the Leafs, but I would say that Toronto is more misleading because they gave up a first to avoid the buyout.
Overall though, every team faces players that regress and aren't worth their contracts. Some prefer to find ways to move them in trade (even if it means giving up a 1st), others are willing to go the buyout route.
But simply stating that a bigger buyout number is worse, without looking at some of the other types of asset management, can definitely be misleading though.
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