After four years without giving fans an indication on where they were going, the Vancouver Canucks are beginning a rebuild, which figures to take another two or three years before they ice a competitive roster.
General manager Jim Benning has already tried stockpiling on prospects while making this team younger, as evidenced by the trades for prospects Nikolay Goldobin and Jonathan Dahlen. Benning also stayed away from chasing big-named free agents this year, opting to choose mid-level guys in their mid-to-late 20s like Sam Gagner and Michael Del Zotto instead.