The Canucks have signed two of their key players just hours before the start of free agency today, as they have locked them up for quite a lengthy time. The Vancouver Canucks have officially locked up a big part of their core as they have <a href='https://www.tsn.ca/vancouver-canucks-sign-thatcher-demko-conor-garland-to-contract-extensions-1.2329629' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>agreed to a three-year, $8.5M AAV contract extension</a> with goaltender Thatcher Demko. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/canucks/status/1940047754782457997'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> This move comes only a few months after the team signed newcomer Kevin Lankinen to a long-term, five-year deal. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/major-development-emerges-regarding-thatcher-demko-contract-negotiations-per-multiple-sources' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>With both Demko and Lankinen in their ranks</a>, Vancouver's goaltending comes out to under $15M per year, setting them up for one of the top duos in the league. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/canucks/player/thatcher-demko-8477967' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Demko</a> had a 10-8-3 record last season with the Canucks, recording a 2.90 goals-against average and a .889 save percentage. Demko missed the first two months of the season while dealing with a lower-body injury that he sustained during the 2023-24 playoffs. He also missed 15 games later in the season while dealing with a second injury to his lower body. <h3>The Canucks also re-signed forward Conor Garland for six years</h3> The Canucks also re-signed forward Conor Garland to a six-year, $36 million contract with an annual cap hit of $6 million on Tuesday morning. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/canucks/status/1940047785925173354'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Garland, age 29, scored 19 goals and 50 points in 81 games with the Canucks last season. The 5-foot-10 winger is going to be entering the final season of a five-year, $24.75 million contract with an annual cap hit of $4.95 million. He was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after the 2025-26 season, so this extension will kick in next year.