VANCOUVER, BC - JANUARY 20: Jake Virtanen #18 of the Vancouver Canucks skates with the puck during NHL hockey action against the Montreal Canadiens at Rogers Arena on January 20, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
The Jake Virtanen era is officially coming to an end with the Vancouver Canucks.
On Sunday morning, General Manager Jim Benning officially announced that they would be placing Virtanen on unconditional waivers for the purposes of a buyout, as per the team’s Twitter account. It is expected that he won’t be picked up by another club and, once that 24-hour window passes, will enter the official buyout process with Vancouver.