It’s safe to say that Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning is entering what will be his busiest offseason yet as he tries to get this team back into the playoffs.
Benning has to re-sign RFA forward Brock Boeser to a new contract, and he must decide what to do with top blueliner Alexander Edler, who’s slated to enter free agency for the first time in his career.
And of course, Benning will have to upgrade his blue line while looking to add more secondary scoring. That’s four major tasks that the sixth-year GM has to figure out as he enters the final season of his contract.