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Lack, Markstrom weigh in on trade speculation

Eddie Lack

Eddie Lack

AP

With Canucks GM Jim Benning fielding calls on goaltenders Eddie Lack and Jacob Markstrom the pair voiced their opinion on being shopped with Vancouver radio station News 1130 on Monday.

“Gonna be an interesting few days, it can’t effect me, I’m working out, come back for next year wherever that is,” Markstrom said.

The 25-year-old appeared in just three games for the Canucks in 2014-15 going 1-1-0 with a 3.08 G.A.A. and an .879 save percentage.

Markstrom also appeared in 32 AHL games with the Utica Comets going 22-7-2 with a 1.88 G.A.A. and a .934 save percentage. He also helped the Comets to a berth in the Calder Cup final with a 12-11 playoff record posting a 2.11 G.A.A. and a .925 save percentage.

“I love Vancouver, goalie coaches are great, throw in the Utica run and you grow closer to the organization,” he said. “It’s a business, hardest league in the world, so many players knocking on the door.”

Markstrom’s two-year, $2.4 million contract is set to expire next week making him a restricted free agent.

Lack appeared in 41 games for the Canucks in 2014-15 posting an 18-13-4 record to go along with a 2.45 G.A.A. and a .921 save percentage. The 27-year-old also made four appearances in the Stanley Cup playoffs going 1-3-0.

“I’m not focusing on it, I know there is a business side of it,” Lack said of the trade speculation. “I can’t do anything about it.

“I don’t want to talk about leaving Vancouver. I don’t think I’m getting traded, if I am, I will deal with it then.”

He has one year remaining with a $1.15 million cap hit before becoming an unrestricted free agent in July 2016.

Canucks fans have voiced their opinion on who they would like to have stick around.

An online petition titled “Keep Eddie Lack!” currently has 47 supporters.

“When we decide which goalie we’re going to keep moving forward, then we’ll act on it and I think we’ll be able to recover a fairly high pick,” said Benning told TSN Radio in Vancouver last week.

The Canucks currently don’t have a second or third round selection for this week’s NHL Draft.

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