The NHL trade deadline came and went for the Vancouver Canucks who made exactly zero moves on February 29th, 2016. Unrestricted free-agent veterans Dan Hamhuis and Radim Vrbata are still here, and the fans developed a great amount of anger trying not to swear at general manager Jim Benning at every convenience. The only way out for Benning: re-signing Hamhuis.
After Hamhuis’s comments heading into the deadline, fans dreamt of the Antoine Vermette scenario. The Arizona Coyotes forward got traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015, won a Stanley Cup, and returned to AZ right after.