[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by -TC-

some hack from the Vancouver Sun is reporting that the Canucks are out of the running...not enough cash

from TSN:

"Brad Ziemer of The Vancouver Sun writes that Keith Ballard's compliance buyout gives the Canucks almost $7.5 million of cap space, but they still have to fill out seven spots on their 23-man roster.

Ziemer adds that defenceman Chris Tanev, a restricted free agent, could more than double last season's $900,000 salary. That, along with getting Dale Weise locked up leaves the Canucks with about $5 million on five players.

As a result, Ziemer writes that they're not expected to pitch for names like Jarome Iginla, David Clarkson, Ryane Clowe and Nathan Horton."

Good!