Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers should be the final nail in general manager Jim Benning’s hopes of bringing the Vancouver Canucks to the playoffs. They sit four points behind the Calgary Flames for the second wild card spot, but it’s clear they don’t have the starpower and energy to break through at this point.
As the team prepares for a non-playoff season for the third time in four years, there is still a potentially nice consolation prize. Alexandre Burrows, Ryan Miller and Jannik Hansen are all possible trade options who could bring in future assets for this rebuilding Canucks team.