Prior to July 1, it was no secret that the Vancouver Canucks had to upgrade their defence. Rumors of Tyler Myers circulated the Twitterverse as well as the news of Ben Hutton not being qualified. This meant general manager Jim Benning was up to something.
Once the clock struck nine on July 1, his plans came into focus. Myers, Jordie Benn, and Oscar Fantenberg were signed.
Many people were afraid of the term Myers would get, but fears were put to rest (mostly) when the figure came in at five years.