Today, the Vancouver Canucks bought out the last year of Ryan Spooner’s contract.
Because the New York Rangers retained some of Spooner’s salary in the trade that brought Ryan Strome to New York, Vancouver’s decision to buy the veteran forward out of the last year of his contract has a direct impact on the Rangers’ salary cap situation for the next two seasons.
Initially, the Rangers had $900,000 of dead cap space for the 2019-20 season. Now, that retained salary has changed to $300,000 spread across the next two seasons.