Do we really need to explain the Ryan Ellis scenario given how rapidly things went wrong? The Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher compared it to Nolan Patrick, who would probably never play hockey again after suffering "several" injuries that had never happened before.
Buying out Kevin Hayes? Is this a joke, why not trade him away? Well, no teams will even be looking close to Hayes' $7.4 million dollar contract which only expires when he is nearly 40 years of age, unless it is a team who is rebuilding and would receive compensation for taking on a player like Hayes.