Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Raffi Torres Signs With Canucks

Filed under: Canucks, NHL Free AgencyJust because it's late August doesn't mean you still can't find decent players on the free agent market, and the Vancouver Canucks proved that Tuesday night by signing free agent forward Raffi Torres to a reported one-year, $1 million deal.

The deal pushes Vancouver about $3.6 million over the league's salary cap, via CapGeek (they can be as much as 10 percent over until the start of the season), and probably removes them as a contender to sign defenseman Willie Mitchell, who they had been rumored to be interested in bringing back.

Torres spent last season with Columbus and Buffalo, and was acquired by the Sabres in a deadline deal, where he proved to be a disappointment, scoring zero goals in 18 games (playoffs and regular season) before becoming a healthy scratch in the postseason. He tallied 19 goals with Columbus, and has proven that he has the ability to score between 15 and 20 goals throughout his career, which should add to the offensive firepower -- and physical presence -- in Vancouver. The Canucks were already the second-highest scoring team in the league last season. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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