Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning had quite the offseason spending spree, but he left himself just enough cap room to sign RFA Brock Boeser to a team-friendly three-year bridge deal.
Now, the Canucks are right up against the salary cap, and CapFriendly lists 16 forwards on their roster. That doesn’t include Adam Gaudette, who figures to slot in as this team’s No. 3 centre in 2019-20.
The regular season is less than two weeks away now, and Benning has to move out a forward or two sooner rather than later.