One of the trademarks of Jim Benning’s tenure with the Vancouver Canucks has been his infatuation with reclamation projects. He has made a number of deals for players struggling to break out on their current teams, including the likes of Sven Baertschi, Markus Granlund, and Derrick Pouliot. While not all have been successful (see: Etem, Emerson, Vey, Linden, and Larsen, Philip), the price to pay for them has been mostly negligible. It could be argued that his ability to pull off low-risk, high-reward deals has been among his best work as a general manager. One name in that vein making its way through the rumor mill these days is that of Arizona Coyotes forward, Anthony Duclair.
The Canucks Should Target Anthony Duclair
