Canadiens to buy out Thomas Kaberle

Thomas Kaberle has been notified by the Montreal Canadiens that they will use their final buyout of the season (2/2) to buy out the defencemans contract. The 35-year-old has one year and $4.5 million US left on his current three-year contract that carries a cap hit of $4.25 million. The first buyout of the season was on the veteran centre Scott Gomez who was later picked up by the San Jose Sharks. No other details are confirmed at the moment.