The Vancouver Canucks are in a weird position this year.
With all the offseason signings, the Canucks have more top ten picks on their roster than anyone in the NHL.
Part of this is because of Jim Benning’s penchant for taking in reclamation projects. I can just see him spending all summer trying to fix up a rusted oldsmobile that clearly belongs in the junkyard.
Gone are the Alex Burrows and Jannik Hansen’s of the team. Instead, Benning has taken on players such as Alexander Burmistrov, Michael Del Zotto, and Derrick Pouliot, among others.