Canes gave him and 5th round pick for Kase's brother playing in Czech Republic, Don WaddeLL masterclass
I mean he was dealt for a few reasons
1. He was an excess good in the Hurricanes farm system
2. As a favor to Daniel Brière after he bought out TDA so that we could sign him
I really like Rizzo, I think he will be a solid middle 6er in the NHL with some decent upside. Good get for the Flyers when they traded for him, but I have to commend the Canes ability to get assets back for NCAA prospects that wont sign (no matter how minor those assets are)
I mean he was dealt for a few reasons
1. He was an excess good in the Hurricanes farm system
2. As a favor to Daniel Brière after he bought out TDA so that we could sign him
He wasn't actually in the Hurricanes farm system -- he was in college -- but they did seem to have an overabundance of good college prospects. I'm sure you're right about it being related to the DeAngelo buyout though. There's a rule that says you can't retain salary if you trade a guy back to the team you got him from, so the buyout combined with the Rizzo trade was a way to get around the rule and end up with the same result.