For too long, the Vancouver Canucks littered their top-six with middling players.
That’s one reason why it was so refreshing to see Tyler Toffoli play for the Canucks this season — even if it was just for 17 games.
It clearly cost the Canucks to acquire Toffoli after losing a solid prospect in Tyler Madden, and a second-round pick in a draft where they were also missing a first-rounder.
But that alone isn’t why the Canucks should acquire Toffoli. Aside from the fact that it can be a fool’s folly to double-down on signing players after trading for them (i.