The Nashville Predators have waived enforcer Richard Clune with the intention of buying him out, according to Tim Wharnsby of CBC Sports. Clune, 28, 5 foot 10, 207 pounds, spent most of last season with Nashville’s American Hockey League affiliate Milwaukee Admirals and only played 1 game at the NHL level.
At the conclusion of the 2012-13 season the Predators signed Clune to a 2 year $1.7M extension worth $850k in both 2014-15 and 2015-16.
#Preds Clune placed on unconditional waivers purpose to buy out.
— Tim Wharnsby (@TimWharnsby) June 27, 2015
Clune moved to Nashville in 2012-13 and played 105 games in his first 2 seasons with the Predators. During that time Clune accumulated 16 points and 279 pims.
Keep up with all the Draft Weekend transactions at the The Hockey Writers Deal Tracker.
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