When the Vancouver Canucks traded picks and a top prospect to the Florida Panthers in exchange for defenseman Erik Gudbranson, fans weren’t happy. But, they weren’t happy when they traded top prospect Hunter Shinkaruk for an ‘average bottom-six guy’ in Markus Granlund.
Many fans hated the decision to pick Jake Virtanen sixth overall in 2014. But, despite recent events, the selections of Thatcher Demko and Nikita Tryamkin in the same draft look excellent. And then there’s 2015 pick Brock Boeser.
To summarise, Canucks GM Jim Benning has had his ups and downs.