A couple of veterans are being paid to leave.
The Calgary Flames placed Mason Raymond on waivers Wednesday, and the Nashville Predators did the same with Eric Nystrom. Both will be bought out of the final seasons of their contract.
The move costs the Flames $1.05 million against the salary cap in each of the next two seasons, and opens up $2.1 million in space for 2016-17, according to General Fanager. Raymond was due to make $3.15 million next season.
Nystrom's buyout will cost the Predators $500,000 next season, and $1 million in 2017-18, while opening up $2 million for 2016-17, according to General Fanager.
Raymond, 31 in September, had four goals and an assist in 29 games with the Flames last season.
Nystrom, 33, scored seven goals in 46 games for Nashville.
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