Slightly surprising news out of Arizona, who have bought out the final year of veteran forward Antoine Vermette's contract.
The 34-year-old scored 17 goals and 21 assists last season and was scheduled to make $3.75 Million this season. Vermette was traded to Chicago by the Coyotes at the 2015 trade deadline for a first round pick and defenseman Klas Dahlbeck, won a Cup with the Hawks and re-signed with Arizona last summer for two years, but may have gotten caught up in the youth movement ongoing in the Valley of the Sun.
The Coyotes will have top pick Dylan Strome and Memorial Cup winner Christian Dvorak challenging for jobs at training camp and the club opens up $2.5 Million in cap space with a buyout.
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