Canucks bring back a steady hand in Derek Forbort
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And now he's back for another season, the NHL club announced Tuesday. Forbort signed a one-year deal that will pay him US$2 million.
Forbort, 33, skated in 54 games for the Canucks. He missed a large part of the early stages of the season with several injuries.
But once he found his rhythm, the big blueliner's defensive impact was obvious. The Canucks' penalty kill improved greatly once he was able to play and he was on ice for just six goals against while the Canucks were down a man.
He also added two goals and nine assists.
He joined the Canucks last summer as a free agent, moving from the Boston Bruins. The Canucks are reportedly set to sign one of his former Bruins coaches, Kevin Dean as an assistant coach.
'Bringing Derek back for another season is an important move for our group,' Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said in a statement. 'His strong defensive play and solid work on the penalty kill really helped solidify our back end this past year.'
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