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Originally Posted by stemit14
Will be interesting to see what Vancouver does at the trade deadline if they are still in this position or worse. They have poor depth of prospects in their organization and and aging core... So trading their first/second round picks doesn't seem smart. But they aren't anywhere near good enough to compete with the other western conference playoff teams so do they make a big trade in hopes of making themselves more competitive? I honestly don't think there's anything available on the trade market that will be enough to make them contend with Anaheim, Chicago, St. Louis, LA, or San Jose.
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I don't think Gillis has a choice here and it'll basically come down to saving his job. They fired AV last year presumably because he was the reason the team has steadily fallen off the radar as a contender with the excuse that the roster is there to win - they've just stopped listening to the voice.
It's clear to the majority of people out there (except Vancouver fans) that the Canucks are going to be a first round knock out rather easily if they even make the dance at all, so changes will need to be made by Gillis if he wants to keep his job.
I think they'll be buyers and give up quite a bit of the future to win now.