Vancouver Canucks forward Chris Higgins was demoted to the AHL Utica Comets in the 2015-16 campaign, and he is expected to be bought out this week, as per TSN’s Matthew Sekeres.
Higgins was originally drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 2002, but spent the past five seasons with the Canucks. In 773 games, he recorded 176 goals and 354 points for the Canadiens, New York Rangers, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers and the Canucks.
Now 33 years old, Higgins is not a part of Vancouver’s future plans, which became clear when he was demoted to the AHL.