Ducks Buy Out Defenseman Oystrick's Contract

The Anaheim Ducks announced today that they have bought out the contract of defenseman Nathan Oystrick one day after he cleared waivers. Oystrick, who had one year remaining on his contract, was acquired from the Atlanta Thrashers in March for forward Evgeny Artyukhin. In three games with the Ducks last season, Oystrick scored no points. He also appeared in 43 games with Chicago of the AHL, scoring seven goals and 16 assists for 23 points and 96 penalty minutes. Not much to say about this move, as Oystrick likely wouldn't have made lineup in 2010-11 and will help the Ducks trim a tiny amount of payroll they can use to re-sign impending free agents or sign some new players once free agency starts.