If the Vancouver Canucks want to get through this rebuild as soon as possible, then general manager Jim Benning has to get creative and find a way to secure another high draft pick in 2017.
And fortunately for Benning, the Dallas Stars are a perfect team to conduct business with. They hold the third-overall selection in the 2017 draft but may not have much use for it. They could use Canucks defenceman Chris Tanev, however. Allow Ben Kuzma from The Province to explain:
Dallas holds the third overall pick and is a good defensive defenceman away from plugging leaks on the back end — 29th-rated defence and 30th-ranked penalty kill — and returning to the post-season…Benning has the asset in Tanev and the demand in Big D has been obvious since Ken Hitchcock returned to place a coaching emphasis on defence.