The $19.33 million cost of the OEL buyout is the largest *ordinary course* buyout in the NHL’s cap era, per @CapFriendly.

The 4 larger buyouts (Brad Richards, Mike DiPietro, Ilya Bryzgalov, Vincent Lecavalier) were all compliance buyouts that never hit their team’s cap sheet.

— Thomas Drance (@ThomasDrance) June 16, 2023