 Washburn played four games with the Panthers in the 1998-99 season before being put on waivers wherein on February 18, 1999, the Vancouver Canucks picked him up.He played eight games with the Canucks in the 1998-99 season.August 10, 1999, Washburn was signed as a free agent by the Nashville Predators and on November 16, 1999, Nashville traded him to the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations.