The Canuck Way Mailbag: Virtanen, Malone, the defence, more

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The Vancouver Canucks had a busy week signing Jayce Hawryluk, Adam Gaudette and Jake Virtanen to team-friendly deals. That and more in this week’s mailbag!

The Vancouver Canucks finally checked some boxes on their offseason to-do list. General manager Jim Benning re-signed Adam Gaudette and Jake Virtanen to budget-friendly contracts, and he signed free agent Jayce Hawryluk to compete in the crowded bottom-six.

Now, all he has to do is clear some money before next season begins. With the buyout option off the table, he will be left to twist another general manager’s arm to take on Brandon Sutter or Loui Eriksson’s contracts in…