Receipt of SEK 200 million to be purchased
Update 22:17 | Posted at 22:15
Oliver Ekman-Larson, 31, is on a massive contract with Vancouver.
Now information comes that the NHL club intends to buy the Swede out of contract.
Thus, he could sign with a new club this summer.
It’s the NHL reporter that Elliott Friedman started Twitter He writes about plans for Vancouver.
“There were rumors during the afternoon that Vancouver will buy Oliver Ekman-Larson. He will be an unrestricted free agent,” Friedman writes.
Next season, Oliver Ekman-Larson will enter the fifth season of his eight-year, $8.25 million per season contract. Contract signed while playing in Arizona, but in recent seasons he hasn’t been as productive in the league—and the contract is often portrayed as one of the worst contracts in the league.
NHL journalist Frank Serravalle writes that in the event of an acquisition, Vancouver will have to pay Ekman-Larsson approximately SEK 200 million in the coming years.
If he’s bought, that also means he’s free to sign to a new NHL club this summer.
Peterson will have something new
Vancouver has one of the highest salary budgets in the entire NHL and needs to cut back on expensive contracts. Above all because the team’s superstar, Elias Peterson, has a contract that expires next summer.
Ekman Larsson scored two goals and made 20 assists in 54 games last season.