Voracek has one more season left on his current contract, which would have left the Blue Jackets with what CapFriendly projected to be $11.154 million in cap space ahead of next season.īut now? Columbus will have more than $19 million in cap space, which allows it to be an active player in the offseason, whether through free agency or trades.Īs for the Coyotes, taking on the Voracek contract is the latest in what has been a series of moves to ensure they will reach the cap floor next season. In 2021, the Flyers traded Voracek to the Blue Jackets, the team that had drafted him, in exchange for Cam Atkinson.
He signed an eight-year extension carrying an $8.25 million cap hit in 2015 when he was with the Philadelphia Flyers. But the fact he and his contract were traded to the Coyotes suggests he might have already played his last game. At the time, Voracek said he was not contemplating retirement.
The 33-year-old veteran said in December that he has had around "seven or eight" concussions throughout his career. 4 in a game against the Colorado Avalanche. Voracek has remained on injured reserve since he sustained a concussion Nov. The Columbus Blue Jackets have traded forward Jakub Voracek and a sixth-round draft pick to the Arizona Coyotes for goaltender Jon Gillies in a move that offers both teams more financial flexibility. NHL, Columbus Blue Jackets, Arizona Coyotes
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