Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning knows he has to rebuild a leaky defensive unit, and he’s got plenty of cap space to do it
Per CapFriendly, the Canucks will have approximately $26.085 million this offseason. But about half of it will be eaten up once he re-signs Brock Boeser, and presumably top blueliner and pending UFA Alexander Edler.
Assuming Benning gets those two deals done, he’ll still have room to add one or two more impact players. It’s highly unlikely he pursues a top free agent like Artemi Panarin or Erik Karlsson, but Benning will definitely look in the second and third tiers of top UFAs.