Holtby will be bought out today
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Report: Vancouver Canucks to buyout Braden Holtby
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By Zach Laing
Jul 27, 2021, 11:37 EDTUpdated: Jul 27, 2021, 11:49 EDT
The Braden Holtby era has come and gone in nine months.
According to Rick Dhaliwal, a buyout is coming today for the goaltender.
Dhaliwal also reported that Vancouver exhausted options for a potential buyout, and was willing to retain salary in the deal.
Holtby came to Vancouver as somewhat of a reclamation project after a tough 2019-20 campaign in Washington. Instead, his struggles continued. In 21 games with the Canucks, he posted a 7-11-3 record, a .889 save percentage and -13 goals saved above average.
According to PuckPedia, the Canucks will have cap hits of $1.9-million on the books this year and next, but will save a total of $3.8-million this season.
The #Canucks are buying out Holtby today per @DhaliwalSports. Has 1 year @ $4.3M Cap Hit ($5.7M cash) remaining. Buyout costs $3.8M cash split over 2 years Buyout: Yr 1: $500K Cap Hit, $3.8M Savings Yr 2: $1.9M Cap Hit/Cost puckpedia.com/player/braden-…
Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.
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