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The San Jose Sharks placed forward Rudolfs Balcers on unconditional waivers today for the purpose of a buyout.
Mike Grier statement on Rudolfs Balcers: "We want to thank Rudy for his time with the Sharks organization. While these are difficult decisions to make, this move will create additional flexibility & provide us an opportunity to continue evolving the makeup of our player roster."
— Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) July 12, 2022
If Balcers isn’t claimed and is bought out, the Sharks will face a cap penalty of just $8,334 for 2022-23 but then a $308,334 cap penalty in 2023-24.
To me, this is a strange decision for the Sharks. Balcers didn’t make a huge impact but still, he was young and only had one year left at a low cap hit. The $1.5 million the Sharks save isn’t enough to make much else happen and just seems unnecessary. They create a bit more space now but will be stuck with an avoidable cap penalty in the 2023-24 season.
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