As an Oilers fan I'd love this but there is no way that Dallas does this, it doesn't help them at all.

Dallas does it without hesitation. There are currently 4 goalies on the Stars roster, Khudobin is arguably the 3rd best among them, he's the most tradeable, and losing his contract puts Dallas below the salary cap. I'd trade him for a 5th if I needed to.

If Khudobin was on an expiring contract, it would make more sense. Not sure about a Smith Khudobin tandem for both this year and next. I don't think Khudobin is the difference between this team being good or great.

So adding the koski buyout and khudobin's salary, the cap becomes a huge problem next year.

They have 4 goalies and need the cap space so seems to make sense.