Yamamoto was placed on unconditional waivers by the Red Wings on Friday for the purpose of buying out his contract, Chris Johnston of TSN reports.

EDGE Analysis

Yamamoto was acquired from the Oilers with Klim Kostin on Thursday. Yamamoto and the Red Wings were unable to come to terms on a new contract, so Detroit decided to part ways with the winger. Yamamoto would have had a $3.1 million salary cap hit in 2023-24 had he remained with the Red Wings, but he'll now cost Detroit $433,334 against the cap during the upcoming campaign and $533,334 in 2024-25. Yamamoto scored 10 times and added 15 assists in 58 games with the Oilers in 2022-23.