Former Maple Leafs Defenceman Lands on Waivers for the Purpose of a Buyout

The NHL's buyout window is officially open and it is expected that a number of teams will look to take advantage of it to free up some cap and roster space ahead of free agency on July 1st.

At the beginning of June, Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli released a buyout candidate list with a handful of former Leafs on it, including Pierre Engvall, Justin Holl and T.J. Brodie.

On Saturday, the Chicago Blackhawks placed the aforementioned Brodie on waivers for buyout purposes. After just one season with the Blackhawks, the 35-year-old will be looking for a new home once again, though there's no guarantee that one will be available to him in the twilight of his career and clear signs that he's declining at a rapid rate.

Brodie signed a two-year deal with the Blackhawks last off-season that carried a $3.75M cap hit.

After his buyout, Chicago will save just over $500K this season, seeing his cap hit drop to $3.233M and the team will also be charged with a cap penalty of $258K next season.

Once a mainstay in the top 4 for the Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames, Brodie has struggled mightily the past two seasons, finishing with 2 goals and 10 points and a minus -18 rating in only 54 games for Chicago this past year.