The Vancouver Canucks haven’t had to worry about extending any of their key players in four years — when former general manager Mike Gillis extended Daniel and Henrik Sedin for $28 million over four years apiece.
But general manager Jim Benning has to extend centre Bo Horvat — the team’s leading scorer in 2017 who figures to be the superstar the Canucks build around. The key here is to find a “bridge deal” that is beneficial for both sides.
Ben Kuzma from the Vancouver Province speculates that Horvat’s extension could be for six or eight years.