Defenseman Andrew MacDonald, who still has five years left on a deal that pays him $5 million per season, was put on waivers Monday by the Flyers.
GM Ron Hextall called it a "tough deciison," but said he expected MacDonald back with the Flyers later this season.
"Mac's a good player. We can't forget that. I'm convinced he's going to be back in the NHL and be productive at some point," Hextall said."With the dollars that everybody has and you have to balance your cap, and sometimes it leads you to make decisions like this one."
The Flyers would be about $670,000 under the $71.