Canucks won't buy out Burrows
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Alex Burrows is going nowhere.
General manager Jim Benning doesn't plan to buy out Burrows, he told media Friday following news that the club signed unrestricted free agent Loui Eriksson to a six-year contract.
Benning on a Burrows buyout when second window opens in August: "No. He's going to be part of our group." #Canucks
— Ben Kuzma (@benkuzma) July 1, 2016
The 35-year-old is coming off his 11th season with the Canucks, in which he posted his lowest point total in a full season since the 2006-07 campaign. Burrows found the back of the net just nine times while adding 13 assists in 79 games.
He has one year remaining on his contract with a cap hit of $4.5 million.