Booth clears waivers, contract to be bought out by Canucks
Forward David Booth cleared waivers Wednesday, paving the way for the Vancouver Canucks to use a buyout on the one-year, $4.25-million cap hit left on his contract.
The 29-year-old scored scored 26 goals with 25 assists in 134 games with the Canucks after being acquired - along with forward Steve Reinprecht and a 2013 third-round draft pick - from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forwards Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm in October of 2011.
Here's a look at Booth's production value during his time with the team.
When buyout is completed, the #Canucks will have paid David Booth just under $14.5M or about $550,000 per goal.
— Iain MacIntyre (@imacVanSun) June 17, 2014
Once the move is complete, Booth can begin talking to potential suitors around the league on June 25 and will be free to sign a new deal on July 1.