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Panthers to use regular buyout, not compliance, on Kuba

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After just one season in Florida, Filip Kuba is on his way out.

The Panthers will buy out the final year of Kuba’s contract, according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie -- a decision that will cost the club $4.2 million in salary next year.

Also, because the team is using a standard buyout as opposed to a compliance one, his $4 million hit will still count against Florida’s cap.

It’s believed the Panthers aren’t worried about cap space this season -- they’re $17 million under the ceiling with Kuba on the books -- and this allows them to retain both compliance buyouts for next season, if they so choose.

Kuba, 36, signed a two-year, $8 million deal with the Panthers in 2012 after reviving his career in Ottawa during the 2011-12 campaign.

Paired with Norris-winning defenseman Erik Karlsson, Kuba enjoyed a 32-point effort and a plus-26 rating while playing nearly 24 minutes a night with the Sens, a big reason why Florida inked him to a lucrative deal to replace the departing Jason Garrison.

In 2013, Kuba played a bunch -- 44 games, over 21 minutes a night -- but his production fell to just 10 points and he finished minus-18 on the year.