Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has completed most of his critical tasks, but he still has to re-sign young star and RFA Brock Boeser.
The 22-year-old Boeser is in line for a shiny raise. He scored 29 goals and 55 points in 62 games during his 2017-18 rookie season, earning a Calder Trophy nomination. Boeser tallied 26 goals and 56 points this season, once again displaying the potential to grow into a 30-40 goal man.
But right now, CapFriendly only gives the Canucks about $5.569 million in cap room. According to Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province, Boeser’s camp currently “has an appetite for a four-year extension,” and they think he “warrants an annual salary-cap hit of $7 million.