Vancouver Canucks defenceman Yannick Weber has cleared waivers and can now be assigned to the Utica Comets of the AHL.
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Weber was put on waivers by the Canucks Friday, but went unclaimed by all 29 other NHL teams.
He’s a minus-13 with no goals and five assists in 35 games this year, and is slated to become an unrestricted free agent this off-season.
According to General Fanager, Weber’s $1.5-million one-year contract would have cost teams $516,129 in cap space to pick up, apparently not good enough value for the 27-year-old Swiss blue-liner, who scored 11 goals in 65 games last season.
If sent to the AHL, Weber would join a Comets team that has already added NHL veterans Brandon Prust and Chris Higgins after they each cleared waivers earlier this season.
