FORT LAUDERALE, Fla. – On the way to his own press conference Thursday, Jim Benning’s phone wouldn’t stop ringing.
“Teams are still calling me, making new offers,” the Vancouver Canucks’ general manager explained later.
The Canucks called the Boston Bruins to inquire about power forward Milan Lucic, but apparently didn’t get very far in talks. Several teams have called Benning to ask about his goalies, Eddie Lack and Jacob Markstrom. One of them almost certainly will be traded before the National Hockey League entry draft starts Friday afternoon, and the betting is that Thursday was Lack’s final day as a Canuck.