Vancouver Canucks scoop up veteran forward on the free agent market to help with their depth problems

The Vancouver Canucks have been struck by terrible injury luck this season losing several key players including Filip Chytil to another concussion.

Without Chytil, the Canucks center depth has been severely lacking and GM Patrik Allvin has been looking for various solutions.

First, Allvin traded for young forward Lukas Reichel in a deal with the Chicago Blackhawks.

To this point, Reichel has failed to fit the role of a second-line center in Vancouver forcing Allvin to pivot once again.

This time, Allvin has signed veteran forward David Kampf who recently had his contract terminated by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Earlier this evening, the Canucks announced that they have signed Kampf to a one-year deal worth just over one million dollars.

The deal provides the Canucks with much needed depth and very little risk to go along with it.

For Kampf, at 30 years old he gets another NHL opportunity after spending the last four seasons with the Maple Leafs before being placed on waivers to begin this season.

Overall, Kampf is a depth forward who likely won't end up playing second-line minutes but could at least be a solid third-liner who can move up the lineup in a pinch.

With Kampf now on the roster, it will be interesting to see if Patrik Allvin is done addressing the center position or if he will continue to be aggressive adding talent.