BOSTON, MA – Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, June 30, that the team has bought out the final two years of defenseman Dennis Seidenberg’s contract. Seidenberg, who would have carried a $4 million salary cap hit each of the next two seasons, will now count $1.166 million against the cap in 2016-17. The buyout carries additional cap charges of $2.166 million in 2017-18, $1.116 million in 2018-19 and $1.116 million in 2019-20.
In his 13-year NHL career with Boston, Florida, Carolina, Arizona and Philadelphia, Seidenberg played in 758 games, recording 39 goals and 185 assists for 224 points with 310 penalty minutes.