The Vancouver Canucks aren’t facing a salary cap crunch yet, but there’s little doubting that general manager Jim Benning would like to unload some of his more expensive contracts.
It would start with forward Loui Eriksson, who is now halfway through a six-year, $36 million contract. The 33-year-old carries a $6 million cap hit for the remaining three more years, so there’s practically no value for Eriksson on the trade market.
Benning should also try to move out oft-injured centre Brandon Sutter — signed or two more years at a cap hit of $4.