Benning: Canucks open to trading Lack or Markstrom
/Vancouver Canucks GM Jim Benning was on Vancouver’s TSN 1040 on Wednesday evening.
On if Jacob Markstrom has made it clear he wants to be in the NHL by next season, or be moved on:
“No, he hasn’t – He’s gone down with a real good attitude. He’s worked hard. He’s played really well. Dan Cloutier has worked with him. Rollie has been down a couple of times and worked with him, and he’s had a real good season.
“He’s being patient with us and he knows that he just needs to keep working hard, keep improving his game, and he’ll get an opportunity at some point.”
On if Markstrom’s progess would make Benning less hesitant to move Eddie Lack:
“Well, Eddie’s been real good for us too. So I don’t want to put that out there. Eddie, the game’s he’s got in, he’s been excellent for us. But having said that, if a team comes along and we can make our team better, we’ll look and we’ll definitely look at something.
“I don’t know which guy it is yet, but if we can add a real good young prospect or something, we’ll look at it.”
Source: TSN 1040/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey
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