If you're chomping at the bit for news on Bo Horvat's next contract, Ben Kuzma of The Province does his best to lay things out for you.

Ben Kuzma: Canucks crunching all kinds of numbers before Horvat extension https://t.co/JynHIxw8ti pic.twitter.com/j0ZA9a70gH

— Province Sports (@provincesports) July 11, 2017

For the moment, it sounds like nothing is imminent—and that Canucks management has other priorities.

Been told the #Canucks have extended the timeline for Brendan Gaunce's qualifying offer from July 15th to August 15th.

— Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) July 11, 2017

With the #Canucks dealing with 2 arbitration cases, Gaunce's agent made the request, gives him more time to work out extension. #Canucks

— Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) July 11, 2017

Cory Wilkins at The Score has the complete arbitration schedule. Michael Chaput is up first for the Canucks, on July 21, and Reid Boucher's hearing is scheduled for August 1.

The sides are free to reach agreements anytime before the decisions from the hearings are announced. In most cases, deals get done before the hearing takes place—as we saw yesterday with Tyler Johnson and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Johnson was scheduled to lead off the arbitration hearings next week on July 20 but he has now inked a new seven-year deal.

In terms of deadlines, the Canucks will need to deal with Chaput and Boucher first, then Gaunce. Then, I'd assume they'll turn their attention to locking down Horvat.

Next item for today—it has now been officially announced that the Canucks second-round draft pick, Kole Lind, has been added to the roster for the World Junior Summer Showcase later this month.

Kole Lind of the @Kelowna_Rockets has been added to the National Junior Team Development Camp Roster. 📷 by Marissa Baecker #news pic.twitter.com/OV3fAZuvvX

— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) July 11, 2017

Speaking of prospects, if you haven't watched them yet, these videos from Development Camp are worth your time.

First, we have Manny Malhotra mic'd up behind the bench of Team White during the Summer Showdown game.

"Was that your sick move or your usual?" #Canucks Assistant Coach Manny Malhotra is mic'd up during the Summer Showdown at #VanDevCamp. pic.twitter.com/XCcgu0q8hX

— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) July 9, 2017

I really like how engaged he is with the players—having dialogues and asking questions, rather than just barking instructions. Once again, the confidence of Elias Pettersson stands out, too. Seems like the young Swede thinks the game extremely well.

Travis Green spoke to Rick Dhaliwal of News1130 on Monday, and Pettersson was one of the topics that came up:

Green on Pettersson : "He was strong on his feet, strong skater and great vision. He looked good. " #Canucks

— Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) July 10, 2017

Green not worried about Pettersson's weight, " I envision him in Sweden next year getting stronger and better." #Canucks

— Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) July 10, 2017

Green also gave us a bit of a glimpse into how he sees the goaltending situation shaking down next season:

Green on Nilsson and Markstrom : "Interesting to see where that goes for me. 2 big goalies on the upswing." #Canucks

— Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) July 10, 2017

Green on goalies #2 : "Both want to be #1 goalies and are at the age where they are ready for that challenge. I like it " #Canucks

— Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) July 10, 2017

I'm glad to hear that this is officially the plan. Let the big guys battle for starts!

Also just posted—director of player development Ryan Johnson shares his thoughts on Development Camp:

As the #Canucks prospects race up #GrouseGrind, Ryan Johnson sums up the week and explains his motivation as Director of Player Development. pic.twitter.com/hm0Ak1I7dJ

— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) July 11, 2017

Two things in particular stood out to me in this interview:

• Johnson emphasizes that the focus of last week's camp is on player development, not evaluation. Last week was about providing tools for the players to get better—not for them to be showing their stuff to the Canucks brass.

• Johnson played for five teams during his 701-game NHL career and spent just two seasons in Vancouver—2008-09 and 2009-10. But he chose to come to Vancouver—signing as an unrestricted free agent during the summer of 2008—and of the 29 playoff games he played during his career, 14 of those came in Vancouver.

Part of a team on the rise during his time in Vancouver, Johnson battled injuries and I don't remember him being a particular fan favourite.

It's interesting to hear him talk about what those years meant to him and how those feelings led him back here, to work with the team in management.

Johnson has risen quickly through the ranks since signing on as a player development consultant back in October of 2013. He was promoted to his current position in September of 2016.

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