Kevin Bieksa, goalie on Canucks trading block at NHL Draft

Kevin Bieksa has been a member of the Vancouver Canucks from the moment he first stepped on NHL ice in the 2005-06 season. He was drafted by them in 2001. He has played 597 games with them.

But after this weekend, there’s a chance his time with the Canucks could be over.

According to Farhan Lalji of TSN, the Canucks have asked if Bieksa would consider waiving his no-trade clause if the right deal came along, and the veteran defenseman said he would. That’s not a formal waiving of the NTC, mind you – just a gentleman’s agreement, considering things could be in the works for GM Jim Benning.

After the season, Bieksa said he hadn’t been told anything about a potential trade. Via the Vancouver Sun:

“I haven’t heard it brought up by anybody in our organization,” he said during the news conference. “I know you guys are poking around; that’s your job. But it’s not something I really even need to respond to.” Later, in a quiet moment outside the Canucks’ dressing room, Bieksa said: “I’ve always had a great relationship with everyone in this organization. I trust it. If they ever wanted to come to me, then I would listen."

Something important to consider about Bieksa and his contract, which runs out after next season: He’ll only earn $2.5 million in salary in 2015-16, as the contract was dramatically front-loaded. That doesn’t affect his cap hit, but it’s a financial break for a team acquiring him, given he made $7 million in the first year of the deal.

Benning also said the Canucks will be dealing one of their goaltenders not named Ryan Miller in the next few days. "We want to keep Miller and we have a tough decision to make after that,” he said.

Jacob Markstrom, whose NHL opportunities are starting to run out, is an RFA. Eddie Lack, two years older and more NHL experienced, is signed for one more year with a $1.15 million cap hit.

Lack is super popular among Canucks fans. There’s actually a petition to try and save his job with the team.

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