Compliance buyout
Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout , the salary cap was not to increase to the projected $70 . 2 million , so each team was therefore granted two compliance buyouts to be exercised after the 2012–13 season and/or after the 2013–14 season that would not count against the salary cap in any further year in order to better comply with a lower than expected cap value , regardless of the player's age . 
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