NHL free agency starts tomorrow, and although the day is mostly just an excuse for James Duthie and the rest of the TSN crew to sit around, check their phones, and eat pizza, there are several NHLers who will be moving cities.

The day holds a certain amount of importance for the Canucks, as the team has more than $10 million in cap space available for next season. Also available are multiple spots at forward, as the team has little stability up front other than the Sedin twins.

With a top-four defence consisting of Alexander Edler, Christopher Tanev, Ben Hutton, and Erik Gudbranson, the team should be set at the blueline, at least for the coming season.

At the draft, GM Jim Benning said that he’d like to add one or two scoring wingers.

So, who’s on Benning’s shopping list?

Milan Lucic, LW, 28, 2015-16 Cap hit: $6 m

This summer has seen many rumours about Lucic, the former Vancouver Giant and East Van prodigy. He was going to resign with L.A. But after the Kings' very reasonable offer of four years at $5.25 million per, he walked away. Then the big winger was definitely returning home as a Canuck.

But after reports that both he and Stars defenceman Jason Demers visited the Edmonton Oilers and GM Peter Chiarelli—who just happened to be Lucic’s GM in Boston—it has been treated as a virtual certainty that Edmonton will welcome Lucic with a big, fat contract. The trade of left-wing Taylor Hall also did nothing to quell the speculation.

This is probably good news for Vancouver. Milan Lucic is a good player and, at 28, is not an old free agent. But there’s a reason the Kings only offered him four years. The wheels have started to fall off a bit for a player whose style means that an 82-game season will have many bumps and bruises along the way.

Chances he’s a Canuck this season: 1/5

Kyle Okposo, RW, 28, 2015-16 Cap hit: $2.8 m

Coming off an absuredly low cap hit last year, Okposo will be looking to break the bank after scoring 64 points in 79 games last year. Many will point to the fact that Okposo was skating alongside John Tavares on the Islanders and brand his year some sort of fluke, but the big Minnesota native had similar numbers when not playing with Johnny T.

He’s the real deal, with the type of size and scoring prowess that make both old and new school GM’s salivate. It’s very likely he commands upwards of $6 million per year on a very long term contract. At this point, it’s not a realistic situation for the Canucks.

Chances he’s a Canuck this season: 1/5

Loui Eriksson, RW, 30, 2015-16 Cap hit: $4.25 m

Eriksson registered 30 goals last season for the Boston Bruins, the second time in his career he has hit that mark. Commonly thought of as one of the more underrated players in the game, mainly because of his low-maintenance attitude, Eriksson could hit it big on the free-agent market.

We know Benning likes him, having already helped acquire him once, when he was working for the Bruins. Is he a good fit for the Canucks right now? Maybe. One can see him enjoying some ice time with the Sedins and helping to sell some tickets.

Chances he’s a Canuck this season: 4/5

Thomas Vanek, LW, 32, 2015-16 Cap hit: $6.5 m

Vanek, a former superstar, was bought out of the last year of his contract by the Minnesota Wild after failing to live up to his reputation as a pure goal scorer. The Austrian had 39 goals in 154 games with the Wild, and although that’s not bad, you’re certainly hoping for more if you’re paying upwards of six million.

With his reputation tarnished, there’s a chance he could come cheap. And if he works with the Sedins on the first line and Benning can use some extra money shoring up a second line that right now looks like Brandon Sutter and the corpse of Alex Burrows, then this is a real possibility. But there’s a big risk here, and he probably won’t come for less than $3 million.

Chances he’s a Canuck this season: 2/5

Troy Brouwer, RW, 30, 2015-16 Cap hit: $3.6 m

Brouwer is a classic kind of free agent: the middle-aged player who scored an uncharacteristically high amount of points in the playoffs.

With 13 points in 20 games for the St. Louis Blues, Brouwer was an important part of a good team. He is, and always has been, however, a foot soldier. The most points he’s ever scored were 43 in back-to-back seasons for Washington. And that is nothing to sneeze at. He’s also extremely durable, having missed very few games throughout his career. It could be that this is exactly what Benning wants.

But if Brouwer is signed with the idea that he’s going to come anywhere close during a regular season to the 0.65-points percentage that he posted in the playoffs, then Benning and Vancouver fans will be sorely disappointed with a big-money contact.

Brouwer seems like he’d be a good fit on the Canucks for something close to his current cap hit and three years or less. Anything more would be a mistake.

Chances he’s a Canuck this season: 3/5