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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
I still find it highly unlikely they buy out Monahan. At the very worst case scenario, a rebuilding team would pay a 7th for him at 2.375 retained (the buyout hit) for a half year of stability and then hope to flip him at the deadline. That would at least get rid of the 2M hit the following year that would come with a buyout.
That said, I think his value would be a bit higher than that; perhaps a return would involve a bottom pair/line player who is slightly overpaid and redundant on the other team (e.g. Del Zotto 2M) and mid-value pick(s)
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I doubt they buy him out either. But I doubt anyone wants him even with $2,375M retained, cap space is just becoming too valuable. If Monny was a UFA today, he'd be looking at a 1-year deal at about $2.5M I would guess. But it's just a guess.
I agree that someone might do it if they were able to dump another undesirable player in the deal.