FILE - Colorado Avalanche center Yakov Trenin (73) skates in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers, April 18, 2024, in Denver. The Minnesota Wild signed former Nashville and Colorado center Trenin to a four-year, $14 million contract. The team entered free agency with by far the most amount of dead buyout money in the NHL this summer at more than $14.7 million against their salary cap. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
FILE - Dallas Stars' Ryan Suter (20) waits for play during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Dallas Stars on Friday, June 28, bought out the final year of veteran defenseman Ryan Suter’s contract after his disappointing playoffs. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)