Vancouver Canucks netminder Jacob Markstrom is getting better with age, and the pending UFA is more than deserving of the first long-term deal of his career.
The 30-year-old Markstrom is a pending unrestricted free agent. With goalie of the future Thatcher Demko waiting behind him, general manager Jim Benning has been forced into making a difficult decision.
Next year’s Seattle expansion draft further complicates things for the Canucks. Benning would likely have to pay a very hefty price in exchange for the 32nd NHL franchise agreeing not to take one of the two Vancouver goalies.