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NHL Rumors: Why Did The Philadelphia Flyers Put Shayne Gostisbehere on Waivers?

Philadelphia Flyers: The Philadelphia Flyers have placed defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere on waivers.

David Dwork: Gostisbehere’s contract was front-loaded. He has two years left at a $4.5 million salary cap hit but is owned salaries of $3.25 million.

Cap Friendly: “Any club that is potentially interested in claiming Shayne Gostisbehere off waivers at noon tomorrow, would require at least $1,525,000 in projected cap space, OR $4,500,000 in available Salary Pool relief for those clubs that are currently in LTIR.”

Sam Carchidi: The point of putting Gostisbehere on waivers was to free up salary cap space for a major deal.