It looked like the Vancouver Canucks were going to lose their all-time leading defenceman in free agency, which would have forced general manager Jim Benning to find a suitable replacement.
With the market for UFA defencemen increasing every day we get closer to July 1st, it was vital that the Canucks secure a competent first or second-pairing blueliner. Thankfully, the Canucks don’t have to worry about that now.
On Thursday, the Canucks announced a two-year extension for Alexander Edler with an AAV of $6 million. Agent Mark Stowe, added that Edler has a full no-trade clause, per Rick Dhaliwal of Sportsnet 650.