Entering his sixth offseason as general manager of the Vancouver Canucks, Jim Benning has two primary tasks on his to-do list.
The first, of course, is to rebuild a blue line that’s underperformed and struggled aplenty over the last five years now. Having Quinn Hughes for an entire year should do wonders, but Benning’s going to have to add one or two new faces to complement the 2018 first rounder.
After that, Benning has to work at fixing up a top-six unit that hasn’t been championship-caliber since Vancouver won the Presidents’ Trophy in 2011-12.