Though the frenzy might be over, the Vancouver Canucks are far from being done in free agency.
The Vancouver Canucks made six signings on July 1st, the biggest name being Loui Eriksson who is set to become the third Sedin. Defenseman Philip Larsen was the only addition on the blueline, as the restricted free agent was signed to a one-year, $1.025 million contract after having his rights acquired from the Edmonton Oilers.
With all these signings, the Canucks do not have much left to spend. According to General Fanager, Vancouver has a shade under $4.2 million in projected cap space left to spend not counting the salaries of projected-NHLers Anton Rodin and Philip Larsen.
That essentially means that the Canucks have about $2.25 million left to spend on NHL free agents. Loui Eriksson will be the only scoring help the Canucks get this year.
But GM Jim Benning still has one identified need to fill — a versatile two-way forward. He got the 20+ goal man in Eriksson, now it is up to him to find that two-way forward with just $2.25 million. That figure could be much slimmer if Andrey Pedan makes the team, but that also likely means that Alex Biega heads back to Utica.
With this in mind, what can the Canucks do in the secondary market? Here are the top five remaining free agents the Canucks could target with the limited cap space.
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