Sven Baertschi came to the Vancouver Canucks in a trade with the Calgary flames where general manager Jim Benning only gave up a second-round pick. In a move which not long ago was heralded as one of Benning’s finest, the former Flame finds himself without an NHL job.
The winger could not have been sent to the AHL without clearing waivers. On Tuesday morning, it was confirmed that he had indeed cleared. With that, the Canucks can shift him between Utica and Vancouver.
From an organizational standpoint, the Canucks get some benefits by sending him to the Comets.