They may not have been winning much these days, but the Vancouver Canucks will surely be dominating a handful of headlines over the next few months. Brock Boeser may be the first Canucks rookie since Pavel Bure to win the Calder Trophy. General manager Jim Benning — on the final year of his contract — could leave at the end of the season.
The trade deadline is also less than two months away, and the Canucks will have a handful of trade chips, including Thomas Vanek and Erik Gudbranson. We’ll also find out if the Canucks get lucky with the draft lottery for once, and if generational star Rasmus Dahlin comes over to the west coast.