Another first-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft is exactly what the Vancouver Canucks need. Despite Canucks management being hesitant in using the word rebuild, their most recent roster moves suggest just that. It is time to acquire assets…as many as possible!
Look at what the Toronto Maple Leafs. Other than a few filler players, the team traded everyone else for picks or prospects. If they had a certain need, they addressed it then flipped whoever they could for more picks.
With some luck, this model works.
The Carolina Hurricanes are also a rising young team that spent the last couple of years loading up on picks and young players.