The Vancouver Canucks are in a rebuild. That’s the way it is. We have reached a point where there is no way around it. It is not a retool, it is not a rebuild on the fly — it is simply a rebuild. And the Canucks need prospects for that.
General manager Jim Benning and head coach Willie Desjardins are doing a good job integrating prospects in the NHL lineup.
Defenceman Ben Hutton is a regular in the top four — mainly thanks to injuries to veterans Dan Hamhuis and Alexander Edler.