Jagr considers playing in Russia.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2116505
As for the buyouts, I would also add that teams cannot sign players they've bought out for the '05-06 season. So maybe teams are hesistant to buyout a player thinking they would not be able to replace them (would the 2 or 3 players you can sign give you the benefits of the one you bought out).