Nearly three full seasons have gone by since the Vancouver Canucks traded their “lonely star” and two draft picks to the Florida Panthers for Erik Gudbranson.
It was a trade that was lambasted at the time by Canucks fans, and rightly so.
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The only part of the trade that made it somewhat bearable, is that Jared McCann wasn’t excelling in Florida. He was sent down to the minors by November during the 2016-17 season, where he spent the majority of the season.