The Vancouver Canucks front office and ownership can say “mission accomplished,” right now. That is, this team is competitive and in the playoff race. They sit one point behind the Calgary Flames for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference – with three games in hand.
And that’s mostly because of goalie Ryan Miller, who has gone 5-1-2 in January with a .945 save percentage and two shutouts. So why would the Canucks want to trade the best and hottest player on their team, when the playoffs are in sight?
Well, at this point during the forgetful 2013-14 season, the Canucks stood at 26-17-9.