SUNRISE, FLA. - Moving Eddie Lack was inevitable for the Vancouver Canucks but that didn't make it any easier.
Lack was dealt to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday before the second day of the NHL draft began. Vancouver received a 2015 third-round pick and 2016 seventh-round selection.
Although Lack had been a solid backup goaltender for the Canucks, he's scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent and Vancouver couldn't afford to keep him in the long run.
"Obviously we were going to have to make a big commitment or lose him to free agency," said Canucks president of hockey operations Trevor Linden.