Steve Yzerman hinted Kailer Yamamoto would not be long for the Detroit Red Wings, and executed that plan a day after acquiring the former first-round pick.
Yamamoto was placed on waivers Friday for the purpose of buying out the 24-year-old forward, whose contract runs through next season at a $3.1 million salary cap hit. Yzerman acquired Yamamoto and Klim Kostin Thursday from the Edmonton Oilers; it was Kostin the Wings wanted, but Yzerman had to take on Yamamoto's contract for the deal to happen.
Yzerman sent "future considerations" to his former mentor, Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland, which is codeword for a lower-round pick, or maybe buying Holland dinner some time.