The Vancouver Canucks have missed the playoffs in each of the last four years, but general manager Jim Benning loaded up this offseason in hopes of ending the drought.
Benning added a pair of capable top six forwards and 20-goal scorers in J.T. Miller (via trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Micheal Ferland (signed to a four-year pact worth $14 million). That should take care of the Canucks’ long-term secondary scoring woes.
Needing to address the blue line, Benning also signed Tyler Myers, Jordie Benn and Oscar Fantenberg while parting ways with Derrick Pouliot and likely Ben Hutton — who remains unsigned.