The NHL's buyout window is set to open as early as Thursday or as late as Wednesday, June 26th, but there are several names to keep an eye on.
Schmidt has one year remaining on his contract with a cap hit of $5.95 million and a potential buyout would last two years for the Winnipeg Jets. In the first year, Schmidt's cap hit would be $2.716 million, a savings of $3.233 million. Meanwhile in the second year, 2025-26, Schmidt would have a cap hit of $1.616 million.
Schmidt, 32, spent the 2020-21 season with the Vancouver Canucks, appearing in 54 games for them, before moving on to the Winnipeg Jets as an unrestricted free agent. In 63 games this past season, the St. Cloud, Minnesota native had 14 points (two goals, 12 assists), 16 penalty minutes and was a plus-ten. He added one goal in three games during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
