The 2014 offseason was one of the most interesting in Vancouver Canucks history. Head coach John Tortorella was fired and replaced by Willie Desjardins. New general manager Jim Benning was forced to honour Ryan Kesler‘s trade request.
Kesler had requested a trade during the 2013-14 — just three years after winning his first Selke Trophy and nearly leading the Canucks to their first Stanley Cup Championship in 2011. Benning had no choice but to settle for the Anaheim Ducks underwhelming offer — a 2014 first-round pick, defenceman Luca Sbisa and centre Nick Bonino.