Canucks ink Vanek to 1-year, $2M deal

The Vancouver Canucks are taking a chance on Thomas Vanek.

The club signed the 33-year-old to a one-year, $2-million contract on Friday, the team announced.

"Thomas has been a prolific scorer throughout his career and we're excited to add his offence and experience to help with the continued growth of our forwards," general manager Jim Benning said in a release. "His skill and ability to contribute on the scoresheet, combined with his lead-by-example style will help our team this year, and will benefit our younger players as they continue to develop their game."

Vanek is coming off an interesting year that saw him post a respectable 15 goals and 38 points with the Detroit Red Wings, before being dealt to the Florida Panthers where he failed to replicate the same kind of offense, chipping in just two goals and 10 points in 20 games.

The Canucks will be Vanek's seventh NHL club of his career and his seventh stop in just a four-year span.