With the offseason transaction window swinging wide open this past week, the Vancouver Canucks seem to be involved in every facet of roster management. The buyouts are happening, the draft is happening, the salaries are getting dumped, and even the UFAs are getting their contracts made into assets.
There really isn’t an offseason for the GMs, eh?
The draft is just one week away. The window for teams to talk with other teams’ UFAs about potential fits is also just one week away. Free agency is two weeks away when the buyout window also closes. Two weeks may sound like a lot of time in the modern NHL, but with so many pieces moving around, GM Jim Benning does not have room for error.