It has been made known for many weeks now that Dan Briere and the Philadelphia Flyers have been shopping around and finding ways to off-load the salary of Cam Atkinson. Finally, a trade seemed like on the horizon for the veteran forward, however he turned it down. The trade would've sent forward Cam Atkinson to the San Jose Sharks.
Atkinson, is making 5M dollars for another three years. According to Darren Dreger, the forward has reportedly rejected a move to the San Jose Sharks in the last few weeks, which makes a trade even harder because of his no movement clause. Shall a trade not be on the horizon, a buyout may be looming for the veteran forward.