Charles Wang Has Had Enough of Your Shenanigans

Thanks to the buyout, Yashin is now an UFA. Kevork Djansezian/AP

After six years of the Alexei Yashin Experiment on Long Island, the organization has had enough. Owner Charles Wang announced that the team will buyout the remaining four years on their captain's contract.

From NewYorkIslanders.com:
"This decision was one of the hardest I have ever had to make" said Islanders owner Charles Wang. "The organization holds Alexei in the highest regard – as a player, as a teammate and as a person. He was part of the revival of the franchise at a time when we had not qualified for the playoffs for eight seasons. All of us at the Islanders wish Alexei nothing but the best as he continues his career."

According to TSN, the team will pay Yashin two-thirds the value of the rest of his contract over an eight year span. That's a $17.6 million dollar price tag. Spread out over eight years, it comes to about $2.2 million per year.