Not a home run trade by any means but I think this addresses a few trouble spots for the Canucks.
While the offensive stats between the 2 are pretty comparable I think Sutter improves on Bonino by giving them more size, better faceoff ability, a right handed shot at center, and (most obviously imo) more speed.
Bonino had a nice shot and was defensively aware but he had trouble winning the "big" faceoffs and was an awfully slow skater. I think his foot speed especially got exposed versus the younger, faster Flames last post season.
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