VANCOUVER—The Vancouver Canucks say they are disappointed by defenceman Nikita Tryamkin’s decision to bolt the club and return to the Kontinental Hockey League. Tryamkin told reporters through a translator last week after Vancouver limped to a 29th-place finish that he was interested in returning to the Canucks in the fall. “We are disappointed Nikita chose to sign in the KHL, but also recognize from what he told us in our exit meetings that this was a family decision first,” Canucks general manager Jim Benning said in a statement Thursday. “He has a chance to be an impact player in the NHL and we offered him a two-year (contract) extension. But for now he is home and we will move ahead with building this team with other young players.”Read more:

Source: thestar April 20, 2017 19:52 UTC