Spring is here. Time to clean house. Bwah-haha

OK. Here's another former Flyer.
Daniel Briere, $1.5m (2014-2017) gets a 1yr buyout at 2.9m (2014-15)

These are not former Flyers but they are done too.
Brian Gibbons, $0.2m (2013-2015)
Luke Gazdic, $0.3m (2013-2015)
Kevan Miller, $0.2m (2013-2015)
Jesse Winchester, $0.6m (2013-2015)

To Cats
D Aaron Ekblad, $3.0m (2014-2015-EL) ... can only Extend after FNHL Finals
LW Martin Erat, $2.2m (2014-2017)
Round 4 - 2015

To Sabres
LW Jonathan Drouin, $3.0m (2014-2015-EL) cannot extend until season is complete
C Brandon Pirri, $0.7m (2013-2016-EL) a few ppl have been interested and you can likely move easily him if you want
Cap savings to is 1.5m over next 2 seasons, 2.2 the following

Drouin comes with cheap extension
Ekblad will be a 6m+ extension.

I like Drouin and feel he will be a franchise player for yrs to come. Having just added Z and Morrow I felt that lessened the blow of losing Aaron. I love this deal and feel Jonathan Drouin is a great player to build around in Buffalo. Thanks Pigs!


feb19'15: trade icon added to first post.

Moves

LTIR change
Jesse Winchester, $0.6m (2013-2015) comes off LTIR
Marc Methot, $3.5m (2014-2017) goes on LTIR

BO this guy at .6666
Viktor Stalberg, $3.0m (2014-2017)

Speaking of which Sharks will need to start rebuilding out MiLR

As of now we should cut and release Aliu outright.
RW - Akim Aliu (2007: 2/56 - 7 Games) He couldn't stick with and AHL team this or last year.


If we can Sharks will also BO broken hip guy Eddie Pasquale, $0.2m (2013-2015). No point holding him is he's got major hip problems and he's only 23. Maybe he'll resurface later on in another 3-5 yrs like Al Montoya did after his injury problems.

Straight BO: Eddie Pasquale, $0.1m (2014-2015)

Bruno Gervais, $0.3m (2014-2016) gets a 1 yr BO from Buffalo.


Buffalo will also promote Ekblad and sign him to a 1y yr EL contract.
Aaron Ekblad, $3.0m (2014-2015-EL)