Ian McIntyre from Sportsnet: Consider some offseason priorities for the Vancouver Canucks.
straight ahead Elias Peterson Eligible for a contract extension past July 1st, and if the Canucks wait, it probably won’t get any cheaper. He will carry a salary cap of $7.35 million earned this season and will go up thereafter. It is two years away from becoming a UFA. Peterson said he feels the Canucks can be a winning team.
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Canucks general manager Patrick Alvin and head coach Rick Touchett They both said they needed to find the third line position. Nils Amann And Come to Rati They would be internal favorites, along with college free agent signing Max Sasson. They may look at a trade market or free agent for a veteran third line option as insurance in case Pettersson or JT Miller. It may include potential candidates Max DomiAnd Pius Sutter And Ivan Barbashev. Barbashev won’t come cheap but he’s a Dan Milstein client.
The Canucks have already passed the salary cap for next season. They have big contracts in Oliver Ekman Larson (four years at $7.26 million) and Tyler Myers (One year at $6 million). OEL is not negotiable at this point. Myers earned a $5 million signing bonus on September 15, then his salary of just $1 million for the season. He has a partial no-trade clause.
The Canucks could use a two-double defenseman to play alongside Ethan Bear when they re-sign it.
They have to re-sign the defenseman Kyle Burroughs.
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The Canucks have a hole in the center hole for the third line. Finding someone who can kill penalties, good defensively and in a tie with a bit of offense would be ideal.
I would expect the Canucks to try to bring in a left-handed defenseman who can play in the top four. GM Patrick Alvin hopes Oliver Ekman-Larson can help fill that spot.
The Canucks have no intention of buying anyone out of the season.
Defenseman Travis Dermott Due qualifying offer of $1.5 million. That number might be too high for the Canucks covered.
The rosters for the teams may be filled by the time Tyler Myers receives his bonus and has a contract worth trading for. He has a limited no-trade clause, lives in British Columbia during the summer, and is a committed family man.
The Canucks aren’t planning an expensive backup next season.