Music: {allcanada} CANUCKS PLACE BALLARD ON WAIVERS; NO BUYOUT PLANNED

Monday, July 1, 2013

{allcanada} CANUCKS PLACE BALLARD ON WAIVERS; NO BUYOUT PLANNED

The Vancouver Canucks have placed defenceman Keith Ballard on waivers.

The 30-year-old defenceman scored two assists in 36 games with the Canucks in 2012-13.

The move is not a precursor to a compliance buyout since the Canucks placed Ballard on conventional waivers and not the unconditional $100 waivers necessary to facilitate such a move.

Ballard is entering the fifth year of a six-year deal he signed with the Canucks prior to the 2009-10 season worth an average annual value of $4.2 million.