Defence wins championships.
It took the Vancouver Canucks 50 years to have a truly elite defender patrolling the blueline. Now, just over a year later, General Manager Jim Benning has a serious opportunity to double down on the left side.
COVID-19 has greatly impacted the NHL financially and the effects are starting to show through on some of the lower-income franchises. Being one of those teams, the Arizona Coyotes have placed their captain Oliver Ekman-Larsson on the trade block.
With a complete no-trade clause attached to his eight-year $66 million dollar extension, Ekman-Larsson has given GM Bill Armstrong a list of just two teams.