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What are the key trade chips to monitor over the coming week? What needs do the Canucks still have on the roster?

The Vancouver Canucks have more than a handful of free agents, unrestricted and restricted, who need new contracts.

Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Jim Benning said he would be aggressive, but I’m not sure anyone expected him to be this busy. Benning made a flurry of moves on the first day of free agency today, most notably inking Travis Hamonic and Tucker Poolman on defence, Jaroslav Halak in goal, and Brandon Sutter on forward. But it doesn’t stop there. Aside from signing those four players, the Canucks announced the signing of 12 more depth players, with some likely to start in Vancouver and others destined for Abbotsford, including the re-signing of forward Justin Bailey to a one-year, two-wa...

Canucks sign Luke Schenn and three more depth defencemen The Abbotsford Canucks’ defence is starting to take shape Share this story Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images A fan favourite is returning to the Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks have announced a number of depth defenceman signings on the opening of free agency today. The biggest name among the four announced so far is 31-year-old Luke Schenn. The eldest of the Schenn brothers is re-joining the Canucks on a two-year deal with $850,000 per season. Currently, he slots in as the seventh or eighth defenceman on the Canucks depth chart. That...

Crunch defeat Comets, 4-2 Kyle Evans covers local high school, college, and professional sports on FingerLakes1.com. Click here to contribute to our Sports Page or connect with Kyle using kyle@fingerlakes1.com. The Syracuse Crunch defeated the Utica Comets and claimed the Galaxy Cup with a 4-2 victory tonight at the Upstate Medical University Arena. The Crunch have won the season series against the Comets and taken the Galaxy Cup in each of the last five seasons. Tonight’s win advances the team to 18-9-3-0 on the season and 7-4-2-0 with one game remaining in the 14-game season series with U...