I don't think buying out Belesky would have been palatable, as you note above. Even with paying him this year, and buying him out the next.Really should have sent him to Providence.
$567k against the cap this year and $867k next, versus what would have amounted to $1.275m against the cap this year if he's in Providence (per Section 50.5(d)(i)(B)(6), league minimum + $375k is cap savings for demoted contracts).
Also, can't buy out Beleskey next summer, with Seidenberg already being bought out and Hayes on the books for '18-'19 the Bruins are at their max of 2 bought out contracts. Really worth it for a $708k cap savings this year, and $867k cap commitment next? Shortsighted at best IMO
They had way too many forwards to play any of the kids this year. They still do, really. I'm counting 11 F including RFAs, and that does not include JFK/Heinen/Bjork/Debrusk/Senyshyn. I'm ok with the buyoutI think I'd rather have drug his corpse around for a year and then been free of him.
Let's notAnd thus endeth the Seguin trade, with the B's coffers bare.
They were in a weird spot with regards to roster makeup, so having to choose between keeping him and buying him out was choosing the lesser of two evils. Both options sucked and we can probably come up with a million reasons why either was the right choice.I think I'd rather have drug his corpse around for a year and then been free of him.