Having missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year — this time by nine points — the Vancouver Canucks have another busy offseason ahead of them.
General manager Jim Benning will have plenty of cap space to go after one or two impact players in free agency. Obviously, the Canucks’ biggest priorities will be to add more secondary scoring and fixing an unreliable and struggling blue line.
This year’s free agent class is loaded with 20-30 goal-scorers, highlighted by All-Star forward Artemi Panarin and two-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson.