It's actually spotrac (only one "r"): https://www.spotrac.com/
Instead of going to a particular site, I typically just google the player's name and "salary" or "contract" and pick one of the sites that pop up.
Honestly, I think Granato was coaching as if he were still a Development Program coach, keeping a simple, static scheme so that each player would know where to expect teammates to be. Unfortunately the opposition knew too.
There's the period where all the depth guys get waived at the beginning of the season before they go down to the minors. Scoop up someone like another Bryson then.
So Carolina signed William Carrier, Eric Robinson and Tyson Jost, all ex-Sabres (though Carrier has played the majority of his career in Vegas). Let's see how Robbie and Jostie work out for them.
I could see how, there is any truth to this, it would sour his reputation in the org. Probably doesn't reflect well on Krebs either (unless Krebs didn't miss curfew and plausibly denied culpability).