Every off-season is a chance to discard players in the current system that no longer have a place and do nothing other than take up a contract number from someone potentially more valuable.
Dave Nonis and Brian Burke’s leftovers are nearly all gone, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anyone left in the system to send on their merry way.
Purge Victim #1: Sam Carrick
Carrick works hard and I’m sure he’s a great kid, but what he brings to the organization is a dime a dozen. Carrick’s only NHL action came in 2014-2015 and totaled 16 games.