From Sportsnet.ca

The Vancouver Canucks are very close to signing free agent defenceman Mathieu Schneiderto a one-year deal, sources tell Sportsnet.

Schneider split time between Altanta and Montreal last season, recording nine goals and 23 assists in 67 games.

Canucks GM Mike Gillis has been saying he’d like to sign one more defenceman to the roster, and Schneider would also fit the bill of a power-play quarterback the Canucks have been seeking.

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