As of writing, the Canucks have more trades this season (2) than wins (0).
On Thursday night, the Canucks announced that they have acquired 23-year-old Jack Studnicka from the Boston Bruins in exchange for Michael DiPietro and Jonathan Myrenberg.
First reactions can be hilariously off-base, but I can help but shake the feeling that this trade feels a lot like an early Jim Benning move.
Back in Benning’s first full season, he dealt promising RHD prospect Gustav Forsling for 23-year-old Adam Clendening.
The rationale at the time was that, because the Canucks had suffered some injuries on defence, they could afford to trade away Forsling for a player who could step in right away.