Iain McIntyre: The Vancouver Canucks look into their future and what they have built offensively. However, defensive inefficiencies leave a huge void after Alexander Edler.
“We don’t have anybody in our organization right now who’s ready to step in and fill Alex’s shoes,” Benning said Wednesday. “He’s probably our best penalty killer on the back end and he plays on our power play. He’s physical. He plays a good all-around game for us. We don’t have anyone in our system right now who can replace that.”
Alexander Edler could be traded (remember a no-trade clause) and hope to re-sign July 1, trade and move on, or let him walk.