In a recent article in the Athletic, Thomas Drance drew up a plan of action to remedy to the clubs' weakness down the middle. During last year's off-season, it shocked the world when the Flames traded away Sean Monahan and a future 1st Round Selection to Montreal for future considerations. Calgary wanted to get him off their books, only to sign Nazem Kadri days later.
Drance suggested that the Canucks take a page from the Canadiens' playbook and pull a similar move. Things turned out quite well for the Canadiens, who ended up having quality play from Monahan and a 1st Round Pick only to pay his $6M salary for a year; they even could've cashed him on him and traded him for assets had he not gotten injured. Drance continued and listed potential suitors for a similar move, and it's where things get interesting:
Now that the Canucks have some cap space to play with, it'll be most intriguing to see what they decide to do with it. Capitalizing on it to add assets would make lots of sense and outright help them re-garnish their prospect pool.
SOURCE: The Athletic
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