The Vancouver Canucks have placed defenseman Erik Brännström on waivers, per Rick Dhaliwal of Dhaliwal Sports. Brännström hasn’t appeared in Vancouver’s lineup since December 31st. Vancouver successfully waived Brännström before the start of the regular season, and proceeded to move him between the NHL and AHL four different times in the month of waiver-exemption that he received. He became waiver-eligible once more in early November, and has served as Vancouver’s seventh defenseman ever since.
Brännström has been under scrutiny for the past few seasons. The Vegas Golden Knights drafted him 15th-overall in 2017, taking him just a few picks before players like Joshua Norris, Robert Thomas, and Jake Oettinger, and…