In addition to his weekly live chat, Dallas Stars insider Mike Heika took to Twitter to answer many of Stars fans' offseason questions. Here are some highlights:
Question: How does a buyout work?
Heika: Two-thirds of remaining salary spread out over twice the contract term. (Example) Kari Lehtonen's contract = $11 million/year x 2/3 = $7.26 million over four years or $1.815 million per year.
Question: How big of a cap hit would it be to buyout our two goalies?
Heika: Lehtonen's buyout is $1.