On Saturday, Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos tweeted that Nashville had placed defenseman Brett Lebda on waivers, likely with the purpose of buying him out. Today the news came from USA Today’s Kevin Allen that Lebda, who was acquired from Toronto last month, had indeed cleared waivers.Will the Preds be able to buy out the last year of Lebda’s contract? As Dirk Hoag points out via the CBA, that time apparently has passed since Shea Weber was the only player in arbitration. If that’s the case, the team could be going through the process of sending him down to AHL Milwaukee for the 2011-12 season since he’s signed to a one-way deal.What does that mean for the defense?Well, first of all, nobody really expected Lebda to play in Nashville anyway. GM David Poile took him off the hands of Toronto in that trade on July 3rd that included Cody Franson and Matthew Lombardi. With that said, Lebda was a veteran depth option amidst all of the youngsters/rookies, including the recently-signed Tyler ...
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