Canucks' offseason need revealed by NHL writer
Vancouver definitely has a lot of needs.
Canucks' offseason need revealed by NHL writer originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Vancouver Canucks are heading toward a pivotal offseason.
The first step will be the NHL Draft lottery, where the Canucks will hope their top-notch odds of getting the No. 1 overall pick come through. Even if that doesn't happen, they'll pick right near the top of the draft board, and they'll get a special talent.
That's just one step, though. They've got a lot more to do. Daily Faceoff's Anthony Trudeau sums up the offseason need for the Canucks broadly in a new article on Thursday: "A good, old-fashioned house cleaning.
" "A hockey guy from the old school, (Canucks president Jim) Rutherford was supposed to restore an air of respectability around Vancouver in the wake of Jim Benning’s disastrous tenure," Trudeau writes. "His Canucks will finish a season that began with playoff hopes with nine home wins, having locked up 32nd place with two weeks remaining. Do they feel respectable?