There is word this afternoon that Vancouver will buy out Oliver Ekman-Larsson. He will be an unrestricted free agent.

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 16, 2023

With 4 years remaining on his contract, an Oliver Ekman-Larsson will span 8 years.#Canucks will incur 88% of the buyout costs#Yotes will incur 12% of the buyout costshttps://t.co/LpoyGxdarS

— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) June 16, 2023

OEL agent Kevin Epp on buyout – got the call this morning, we were surprised, Oliver met with management and ownership after the season and did not believe this would happen.

— Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) June 16, 2023