Kyle Dubas called on another familiar face, this time trading for Jared McCann in exchange for Filip Hallander and a seventh-round draft pick. The 25-year-old McCann was originally drafted by Kyle Dubas in the OHL draft when he managed the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds. After a successful showing in the OHL, McCann was selected in the first round in 2014 by the Vancouver Canucks at 24th overall.
McCann was kept on the roster as a 19-year-old in Vancouver, something he mentioned years later as a mistake to The Athletic’s Thomas Drance.
Looking back at it, McCann recognizes that he was rushed a bit when the Canucks kept him on their roster for his age-19 season.