Complex sentence: Edwards played in 38 games with the Leafs before the remaining 2 years of his contract was bought out, marking the end of his NHL career, and he went on to play with the Nova Scotia Oilers in the AHL in 1988 before retiring.
Split into simpler sentences: Edwards played in 38 games with the Leafs before they bought out the remaining 2 years of his contract. That would mark the end of his NHL career and he went on to play with the Nova Scotia Oilers in the AHL in 1988 before retiring.