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Vancouver Canucks GM Jim Benning let four key contributors from 2019-20 walk in free agency. Let’s try to justify his early moves and decisions.
The Vancouver Canucks got off to a rocky start in free agency, somehow managing to lose all four of their key UFAs.
Benning decided not to match the Calgary Flames’ lucrative six-year, $36 million offer to goalie Jacob Markstrom, the Canucks’ MVP of the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons. Instead, he signed 2016 Vezina Trophy winner and 2018 Stanley Cup champion Braden Holtby to a cheap two-year, $8.