Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province: The Canucks trading defenseman Chris Tanev and somehow landing the No. 3 pick from Dallas is gaining little traction.
Both Cale Makar and Miro Heiskanen could both be gone at No. 5 unless one of the Stars or Avalanche pick a center.
The Canucks could use some depth down the middle and GM Jim Benning could look at trading down and netting two first rounders. Select two centers in the first and then draft a puck-moving defenseman at No. 33.
“We’d only do that (move down) if we were going to get a player we targeted,” said Benning.