The Vancouver Canucks are inching closer and closer to locking up restricted free agent Bo Horvat, according to general manager Jim Benning.
"It's going well," Benning told Sportsnet 650 Vancouver of the contract negotiations. "Hopefully, we can get it done here in the next week."
While a new contract for Horvat appears imminent, Benning didn't reveal any specifics. Earlier in the summer, team president Trevor Linden said the Canucks and Horvat have discussed everything from two to eight years.
Horvat has built a strong case to land a long-term deal after emerging as one of the team's best players a season ago, leading the Canucks with a career-high 52 points.
Vancouver has $5.3 million in cap space to work with, according to CapFriendly, and the club is set to kick off training camp in mid-September.
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