Coming into pre-season, one of the main Vancouver Canucks storylines to follow was if Brock Boeser would be able to lock down a roster spot. Before July 1st, it was a foregone conclusion that he would make the team in 2017-18.
However, general manager Jim Benning opted to sign forwards Sam Gagner and Thomas Vanek, which only crowded up the team’s depth chart and therefore made it tougher for Boeser to crack the roster.
But with a strong performance through his first two pre-season games that saw Boeser net three goals, it’s quite evident that the 2015 first rounder deserves to be an NHL regular now.