The Canucks were caught in a tough spot and needed a way out of their cap hell. It appears they have finally made their choice as Eliotte Friedman confirmed the Canucks would be buying out the defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson: '' There is word this afternoon that Vancouver will buy out Oliver Ekman-Larsson. He will be an unrestricted free agent.'' <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1669797150677409810?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> The Canucks now have money to spend two weeks away from free agency. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/capfriendly/status/1669801955395338240?s=46&t=mrdZLOv32VuJKdg1blZs0w'> </a></blockquote></div>