Vancouver Canucks fans wanted to see their team make a big splash at the draft weekend here on the west coast, and general manager Jim Benning did just that.
Benning acquired forward J.T. Miller from the Tampa Bay Lightning, sending goalie Marek Mazanec, their 2019 third-rounder plus a conditional 2020 first-round pick. Should the Canucks miss the playoffs in 2020, their 2021 first-rounder will go to Tampa instead.
I can recall Canucks Twitter going into a frenzy after the trade, and there was figuratively plenty of criticism aimed at Benning for surrendering a future first-rounder for Miller.