After long weeks of speculation, Canucks president of hockey ops Trevor Linden told TSN 1040 about the club’s plans. Sort of, anyway.
No team gives away sensitive information like their plans regarding the trade deadline or expansion draft. (Well, GM Jim Benning does sometimes, but that’s an exception.) So, we are left with different opinions and speculations from fans, writers and analysts.
While many understood Linden’s interview as “we’re not trading for Matt Duchene“, it isn’t quite that easy.
But would a Duchene trade make sense anyway?
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“There’s no question we won’t be in the rental-player market, regardless of what that looks like,” president of hockey ops Trevor Linden told TSN 1040 radio today.