LOUIS -- Ryan Suter has been down this road before ... salary are spread out over the next two seasons with a salary cap hit of $783,334 this season and $1,433,334 next season.

The Dallas Stars bought out the final year of defenseman Ryan Suter's contract ... which carried a $3.65-million cap hit. He will instead become a UFA. Two-thirds of his salary will be spread ...

Ryan Suter signed with the St. Louis Blues on July ... While Suter's getting a $775,000 cap hit for his one-year contract, he can earn an additional $225,000 bonus for 10 games played, another ...