The Vancouver Canucks finally signed their final RFA of the offseason on Tuesday by handing out a one-way deal to LW Sven Baertschi worth a reported $900,000, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Freidman. The Canucks now have 22 players signed with $1,273, 334 left in salary cap space, leaving the door for a young prospect like Jake Virtanen to crack the opening night roster.
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Jim Benning signed his final restricted free-agent of the 2015 offseason by rewarding Utica Comets left winger and Vancouver Canucks prospect Sven Baertschi with a one-way contract, essentially guaranteeing Baertschi will be pencilled into the opening night lineup for the 2015/16 season.