It was joyous for Vancouver Canucks fans to see goalie Anders Nilsson lead Sweden to a thrilling gold medal victory over Switzerland in the World Hockey Championship, and it may just lead to something good for general manager Jim Benning.
Nilsson won all eight of his starts and stopped four of five Swiss shooters, helping Sweden successfully defend their World Hockey title. And with that, the 28-year-old may have just enhanced his trade value for the offseason.
Thankfully, trading Nilsson shouldn’t have been hard before the tournament. Benning only signed him to a modest two-year, $6 million contract.