The Vancouver Canucks acquired one of the top free agents in the NHL on Friday, signing Loui Eriksson to a six-year, $36 million contract. The 30-year-old right winger from Sweden spent the last three seasons with the Boston Bruins and scored 30 goals while adding 33 assists in 82 games last year. ''Loui is an excellent two-way forward, an elite scorer and playmaker with great defensive instincts,'' Canuck general manager Jim Benning said in a statement.
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