[News] Buyouts - Wheeler, Yamamoto, Reilly, Duchene

[GioforPM]

He's around .5 PPG every year except for 19-20. So his production isn't off. But he did play with McDavid or Draisaitl like 75% of his shifts so there's no excuse to have so few points. Put Dube there and he's a 65 point guy every year.

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by Tiger

Thanks, So why is it that he had such a bad year, but this doesn't show it?

Yamamoto didn't have a bad year really. He just isn't turning out to be a guy that scores at the level to stick in the top six.

Expectations are always high on former first round picks to develop into top six forwards. With Yamo it looks like he'll settle into a bottom six career like Cogliano.

I think he's a useful player and does a lot of the things that coaches like, but he just can't find the scoring touch.

[Locke]

Has anyone done a 'Wellness Check' on Steve Yzerman? Can it be confirmed that he is not ensconced in a Gimp Suit chained to the floor in Ken Holland's basement?

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Yamamoto isn't very good. I wouldn't have any interest in him even if my team had cap space and some openings.

Steve Yzerman, is this you?

Kostin, I would take

[Ozy_Flame]

Yamamoto is definitely a guy picture in a Davos jersey in three years.

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Maybe he is actually not good in the room so that's the price to get rid of him. In that case not a surprise that they couldn't sell him with a commensurate cap retention.

This is very likely the case, especially considering Trotz figured out an alternative with Johansen.

But I'm also surprised that 31 other GMs restrained themselves from a guy who scored 142 pts in his last 149 games. Could've seen Carolina taking a stab at that

[Ped]

Originally Posted by powderjunkie

This is very likely the case, especially considering Trotz figured out an alternative with Johansen.

But I'm also surprised that 31 other GMs restrained themselves from a guy who scored 142 pts in his last 149 games. Could've seen Carolina taking a stab at that

How many had the cap room to take him on though?

[Flabbibulin]

I could see matt duchene signing 3 years/15 mill somewhere. regardless, he is getting an overall pay raise from this.