Jacob Markstrom was arguably the MVP of the Vancouver Canucks during the 2019-20 regular season, and he deserves to be paid like it.
Markstrom is a pending UFA, but the 30-year-old goalie has expressed his desire to stay in Vancouver. But general manager Jim Benning is up against the cap, and he has a quality backup in Thatcher Demko, so Markstrom’s long-term future in Vancouver is far from a certainty.
Last week, Rick Dhaliwal of TSN 1040 reported that Markstrom will not “accept less than” $6 million annually.