The Minnesota Wild placed forward Tyler Ennis on unconditional waivers to buy out his contract and free up salary-cap space on the eve of free agency.A person with direct knowledge of the move told The Associated Press on Saturday that Ennis and newly acquired Montreal Canadiens goaltender Steve Mason were put on buyout waivers at noon. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the transactions had not been announced.Minnesota saves more than $2.4 million against the $79.5 million salary cap next season by buying out the final year of Ennis’ contract. The 28-year-old Toronto Maple Leafs Hats Womens , who was due to make $3.65 million and count $4.6 million on the salary cap, had 22 points in 73 games with the Wild after being acquired from Buffalo a year ago.Ennis has 258 points in 492 games and could be a value free agent addition for a team looking for depth down the middle.Mason was not long for Montreal after the Canadiens acquired the 30-year-old goaltender in a trade with the Winnipeg Jets earlier Saturday. The Canadiens used their abundance of salary-cap space to take on Mason’s contract and acquire young Finnish forward Joel Armia.Montreal will have a cap hit of just under $1.4 million over the next two seasons for Mason Custom Toronto Maple Leafs Jerseys , who becomes an unrestricted free agent. He will be an option for teams looking for a backup goaltender or someone to share the load, like Boston and Carolina.—AP Hockey Writer John Wawrow contributed to this report.— NEWARK www.canucksshoponline.com , N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils forward Brian Boyle has played in his 700th NHL game.Boyle hit the milestone when he stepped on the ice less than two minutes into the Devils’ game against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.Boyle received an ovation from the crowd at the Prudential Center when a message was shown on the overhead scoreboard noting it was his 700th game and his cancer was in remission.The 33-year-old veteran announced Wednesday his chronic myeloid leukemia diagnosis was in remission. He had been diagnosed with the cancer at the start of training camp last year.Boyle was treated with oral medication. He eventually returned to the lineup Nov. 1 and had 13 goals and 10 assists in 69 games.Boyle received the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy after last season. It is given to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance.Boyle joined the NHL in 2007 and has played with the Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks T-Shirts Womens , Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Devils.