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The Vancouver Canucks‘ general manager, Jim Benning, recently signed Thatcher Demko and Tanner Pearson to new multi-year contracts. The combination of the two signings eats up $8.25 million of the team’s spending money this summer. According to CapFriendly, that leaves roughly $16 million in the bank for the Canucks to lockdown superstar forward Elias Pettersson and elite defenceman Quinn Hughes.
Judging by their incredible play and impressive statistics, the two core pieces will demand the remainder of Vancouver’s wallet. Not to mention, the Canucks still have four roster spots to fill out on the blueline, as well as a couple of other positions inside the team’s bottom-six forward group.