Canucks' Booth tunes out buyout talk

The Vancouver Sun examines David Booth's recent resurgence, with the winger noting he finally feels like he's regaining his customary speed one year after last season's ankle surgery.

With one more year left on his current contract, he has done what he could to make the buyout talk just white noise.

"The buyout could be another reason to give up," he said. "Hey, I am just going to get bought out at the end of the year anyway so why do I have to worry? But that thought is not in my mind. I am still going to come here and prove that I can play and that I deserve to be here."

He wants to stay in Vancouver and thinks he can regain his goal-scoring form in the right role. But if the Canucks do buy him out? Someone will likely give him a shot.

"I look around the league and you can't really teach speed and I think that's my greatest asset … we still have six games left so I don't like to get talking about that, but I believe I am a good player and I believe I can help this team. Whether they see it that way or not, it's not my decision right now."

Source: Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun