Larry Brooks reports this morning, with a statement from Chris Drury, that the Rangers are indeed buying out the last year of their captain’s five-year contract. The Trumbull native becomes an unrestricted free agent when that goes through.
Edit: Buyout complete.
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The Panthers’ return to San Antonio became official this morning, as did Chuck Weber’s move from Rochester to San Antonio:
TEAM | Old | New |
BPT | Pat Bingham (4/13) | Brent Thompson (6/28) |
PRO | Rob Murray (4/16) | Bruce Cassidy (6/25) |
POR-a | Kevin Dineen (6/1, FLA coach) | Ray Edwards (6/27) |
MIL | Lane Lambert (6/9, NAS ass’t) | Kirk Muller (6/27) |
ABB | Jim Playfair (6/13, PHX assoc.) | — |
TEX | Glen Gulutzan (6/17, DAL coach) | — |
HOU | Mike Yeo (6/17, MIN coach) | — |
SJS | Claude Noel (6/23, WIN coach) | — |
SA-ab | Ray Edwards (6/27) | Chuck Weber (6/29) |
CHI | Don Lever (6/27) | — |
ROC-b | Chuck Weber (6/29) | — |
a-Ray Edwards moved from San Antonio to Portland with Phoenix’s affiliation. b-Chuck Weber moved from Rochester to San Antonio with Florida’s affiliation.