One of the main storylines through the first two months of the 2016-17 NHL season has been the Vancouver Canucks‘ refusal to rebuild. Even though fans, analysts and pure logic says it’s time to start anew, team president Trevor Linden has refused to start from scratch.
The team’s plan to rebuild on the fly hasn’t only failed to work out, it’s left them in a bit of a mess. There’s no way of escaping Loui Eriksson’s six-year, $36 million deal. They will not get face value if they decide to trade Daniel and Henrik Sedin; the chance to maximize a return for both of them was three years ago.