Nashville buying out veteran forward

The Nashville Predators have place veteran forward Kyle Turris on unconditional waivers for the purpose of buying out his contract. Turris had four years left on his contract with an average annual value of $6 million. The buyout will cost the Predators $2 million per season for the next eight years. He will be an unrestricted free agent on Friday at 12 pm ET.

Kyle Turris (NSH) and Steven Santini (NSH) are on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a buyout.— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) October 7, 2020

With 4 years remaining on Kyle Turris' contract, his buyout will last 8 years.

The buyout cap hit applied against the Nashville #Predators is $2M for each of the 8 years, that is a $4M cap hit savings for 4 years remaining on the contracthttps://t.co/Yu3onsu3N1 pic.twitter.com/qHZJhOx8hh— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) October 7, 2020

Turris, 31, was drafted in the first round, 3rd overall by the Phoenix (now Arizona) Coyotes in the 2007 NHL entry draft. In 726 regular season games, he's put up 416 points (165 G, 251 A), 329 penalty minutes, and is a +9. In 69 career playoff games, Turris has 32 points (14 G, 18 A), 68 penalty minutes, and is a -3.

Turris was traded from the Coyotes on December 17th 2011 to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for David Rundblad and a second round pick in the 2012 NHL entry draft.

He was also a part of a big three-team trade between Colorado, Nashville, and Ottawa that saw Turris go to the Predators, Matt Duchene go to the Senators, and Samuel Girard to the Avalanche.

Internationally, Turris has represented Canada on multiple occasions, most recently at the 2019 IIHF Men's World Hockey Championships where he was named captain. In 10 games, he put up 10 points (4 G, 6 A), 8 penalty minutes and was a +11 as Canada won the silver medal.

Turris could still be a good, cheap option as a third line centre for many teams, and can still provide 20-25+ points a season, and his leadership could be of value to any young, up and coming team.

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