Nucks Misconduct · Apr 25, 2019
Could Canucks Continue Exiling Veterans: Injury Prone Edition
Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports Chris Tanev has been doing his best Sami Salo impression over the last couple of seasons — minus the booming slap shot.Benning and boldness has not gone hand-in-hand in the past, but could that change this offseason?
With a young core emerging as NHL stars, this is arguably Benning’s most important offseasson at the helm in Vancouver. Moves can and should be made to insulate the young core, but how far will he go with his moves?
He started the roster “cleanse” by shipping Erik Gudbranson, Michael Del Zotto, Anders Nilsson and Sam Gagner out of town. In case you missed it, I theorized ways in which he could ship other vets out of town as well.