Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning made the right call to let Ryan Miller walk, trusting the younger and better Jacob Markstrom to be a capable starter in 2017-18. Getting veteran backup Anders Nilsson on a two-year deal was also wise.
After all, the Canucks are rebuilding. So what sense would it have made to re-sign a 37-year-old Miller? Now’s the time for Vancouver to see what they have in Markstrom — especially with prized prospect Thatcher Demko not far away from the NHL.
But even though it was smart of Benning to go cheap in goal (Markstrom and Nilsson will combine for just over $6.