- James Mirtle: Teams that won’t be using buyouts: Flames, Blue Jackets and New Jersey. Teams expected to not use buyouts: Stars, Penguins, Jets, Hurricanes, Sabres and Ducks. Bob McKenzie: Guesses teams that won’t use buyouts: Ducks, Bruins, Sabres, Hurricanes, Stars, Senators and Coyotes.
- Katie Carrera: Capitals GM George McPhee said they didn’t know whether they would use a compliance buyout or not. Met with ownership yesterday.
- Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Rangers Brad Richards doesn’t know if he’ll be bought out or not.
“I would love to be back but I haven’t been told anything,” Richards, who faces the possibility of becoming an amnesty buyout, told The Post in an email Monday. “That’s the truth.”