The Canucks managed to re-sign Brock Boeser to a seven-year contract despite all signs pointing toward him departing in free agency.

Brock Boeser Was Canucks' Plan B, Claims NHL Insider originally appeared on Athlon Sports. For weeks, it looked like Brock Boeser was done with the Vancouver Canucks. By late June, multiple reports pegged him as a “longshot” to re-sign.

The biggest risk for the Canucks is whether they can find the right playmaking center to unlock the most productive version of Boeser.