A contract extension for the Swedish defenceman seems inevitable, but what will the terms be?
Alex Edler doesn’t think along these lines but if he wanted to make a case for a lucrative contract extension, he need only point to his last two games on the Vancouver Canucks’ blueline.
With injuries to Chris Tanev and Ben Hutton, the Canucks’ defence consists of Edler, the estimable Troy Stecher; three players who’ve spent time in the minors this season in Alex Biega, Ashton Sautner and Luke Schenn and Derrick Pouliot, who’s been a healthy scratch throughout this year.Travis Green, for one, would rather not.
A new deal seems like an inevitability and, Friday morning, Canucks GM Jim Benning said: “I think it will get done.” The silent Swede also turns 33 in April which is viewed as a red flag in a lot of circles. But this is also interesting. A review of the NHL’s top defencemen reveals a list which includes Brent Burns, Mark Giardano, Kris Letang, Keith Yandle, Ryan Suter, Duncan Keith and Dustin Byfuglien, who are all 32 and older. Of the league’s top-20 scorers among forwards, Alex Ovechkin and Blake Wheeler are the only players 32 or over.
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