Senators place Burrows on waivers for buyout purposes

Alex Burrows' tenure with the Ottawa Senators is apparently nearing its end.

The club placed the veteran forward on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a buyout Tuesday, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

Even if the Senators buy him out, they won't be completely off the hook.

Burrows, being a +35 contract, will still have a $2,500,000 cap hit next year. He'll have an actual cost of $833,333 per year for the Sens over the next two years.

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The 37-year-old has one year left on the two-year, $5-million contract he signed with Ottawa in late February 2017, one day after the Senators acquired him from the Vancouver Canucks for prospect Jonathan Dahlen.

Burrows chipped in 11 points in 20 regular-season games after the trade and five more points in the Senators' unexpectedly deep playoff run last spring. This season, he managed only six goals and eight assists in 71 games.

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