The Vancouver Canucks are on their way to a third-straight season of missing the playoffs, which means general manager Jim Benning is surely getting ready to sell again at the Feb. 26 trade deadline.
After hitting home runs last year by acquiring young talents in Jonathan Dahlen and Nikolay Goldobin in separate trades, the front office must feel inclined to once again sell off veterans for young assets.
When it comes to which players could be on the move, sniper Thomas Vanek and 6-foo-5 defenceman Erik Gudbranson dominate the rumour mill.