LATEST | Former Canuck placed on unconditional waivers for contract termination
A former Vancouver Canucks forward and 15-year veteran of the National Hockey League is set to become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday afternoon.
According to TSN's Chris Johnston, the New York Rangers have placed Nick Bonino on waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract.
"The #NYR have placed Nick Bonino on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination." Johnston said.
Bonino was placed on regular waivers by the Rangers on January 25th, which he cleared, and was assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League, but didn't want to report.
Peter Baugh of The Athletic says that the Rangers gave Bonino time over the All-Star break to mull over what he wanted to do and he came to the conclusion that he wanted to terminate his contract in order to pursue other options.
"The #NYR gave Nick Bonino the All-Star Break to think things over after he cleared waivers. He decided he didn't want to report to the AHL and asked the Rangers to terminate his contract. The team, which has a lot of respect for him, honored that request." Baugh said.
The 35-year-old, who spent the 2014-15 campaign with Vancouver, had five points (one goal, four assists), eight penalty minutes and was a minus-12 in 45 games for the New York Rangers this season.
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FEVRIER 6 | 909 ANSWERS LATEST | Former Canuck placed on unconditional waivers for contract termination Should the Canucks bring Nick Bonino back for more forward depth? |
Yes | 178 | 19.6 % |
No | 731 | 80.4 % |
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