Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has a busy offseason ahead of him, as he tries to rebuild the supporting cast around young stars in Elias Pettersson, Bo Horvat and Brock Boeser.
The Canucks only missed the playoffs by nine points, and if Benning can rebuild the defence and bring in one or two more impact forwards, Vancouver should be a legitimate threat to make the postseason in 2020.
Benning has the cap space to be an aggressive buyer in free agency, but judging by his lackluster track record there, it’d be best if he avoided the temptation of throwing more money around.