As well-received as the move has been in many quarters, it’s clear that the Vancouver Canucks didn’t take trading Alex Burrows lightly. Even so, it sounds like the Canucks are prepared to make more moves if other opportunities arise.
“I’m not done for the day,” GM Jim Benning said. “I have some calls to make and if deals make sense for us, we’re going to do them.”
Well, isn’t that interesting.
Benning didn’t provide any hints on who might be dangled in possible trade situations, possibly because there’s a considerable array of possibilities. Do you try to move a bigger, longer deal like Alexander Edler’s or (gasp) one/both of the Sedins? Maybe something lower impact like a pending free agent?
Could Jannik Hansen be the next to go?
Benning says lots of interest in Hansen. # Canucks
— Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) February 27, 2017
It’s tough to imagine Vancouver finding a taker for Ryan Miller’s significant cap hit, but then again ...
Either way, it’s clear that the Canucks understand the gravity of moving a fixture of better days like Burrows; Benning describes Monday as a “tough day” in which they moved a player who was the “heart and soul of this franchise.”
You slayed the dragon, shot arrows to the heavens and never backed down. Thank you Burr. pic.twitter.com/ky47j9fDtR
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) February 27, 2017
Perhaps more tough (but necessary) decisions will come?