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Can A Bought-Out Player Help
by Paul on 07/24/08 at 07:56 PM ET
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from Terry Frei at ESPN,
When bought-out players hit the market this June, potential “bargains” became available.
Among those with severance packages, so to speak, Todd Bertuzzi signed with Calgary, Darcy Tucker and Andrew Raycroft went to Colorado, and Marc Denis agreed to a deal with his hometown Canadiens....
The X factor is how ruthless or passive the player and his agent are when negotiating the next deal, given the buyout money coming in. The emergence of Russian hockey as a financially viable alternative also has changed the picture.
The contrasts involving the goaltenders who fell out of favor: Denis’ two-way deal with the Canadiens was a two-way street without much risk, but Emery will be getting about $2 million from Atlant Mytishchi next season.
By definition, the bought-out players have been judged to underachieve and not deliver sufficient bang for the bucks.
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