The Detroit Red Wings made the call this afternoon to officially place Justin Abdelkader on waivers for the purposes of a compliance buyout of the three remaining years on his contract.
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Abdelkader, who was drafted by the Red Wings in 2005 while playing for the Michigan State Spartans, enjoyed a productive start of his NHL career, but his offensive numbers dipped in each year following putting the pen to paper on the $29.5 million deal in 2015.
