More Playoffs: | | | | The have one compliance buyout remaining after using the first one on Vincent Lecavalier last summer. If they use this years, the most likely candidate to be bought out is oft-injured .On top of injury concerns, the 34-year-old is also Kent Tekulve Jersey dealing with legal i sues stemming from an April arrest for cocaine po se sion and driving under the influence. Malone is due to appear in court Monday in Tampa according to Joe Smith of the .Neither Malone, 34, nor his agent, would comment, but he realizes he's a candidate for a buyout .And Jason Martin Jersey Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman, speaking in general about Malone, didn't discount any po sibility"Obviously injuries he's had, some serious injuries over the past three, four years since I've been with the organization, have limited the number of games that he could play," Yzerman said. "It does take its toll on a player. We're taking everything into consideration for the offseason in improving our team and we're looking at all different (options), whether it be the draft, free agency, trades, buyouts. We'll take it all into consideration."That's not exactly a vote of confidence from the GM. Malone has just one year remaining on his seven-year, $31.5 million deal. It comes with a $4.5 million cap Melky Cabrera Jersey hit, which is not ideal for a player who was demoted to the fourth line and often found himself a healthy scratch late in the season.Malone had just 15 points in 57 games last season, which is stunningly low for a six-time 20-goal scorer. He did battle through injury including a broken ankle earlier in the year, however.With his play in decline and his legal troubles looming, as well as the health concerns that come along with those drug charges, it seems likely Malone Barry Bonds Jersey s days in Tampa are numbered. Malone did participate in the NHL's substance abuse and behavioral health program, but that is not believed to adversely affect the Lightning's ability to buy him out.The club still has a few restricted free agents to get under new contracts like , , and and theyve also been vocal about their desire to re-sign pending unrestricted free agent forward . Freeing up that cap space by buying out Malone Corey Dickerson Jersey seems like it would be a fairly easy decision at this point.