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Originally Posted by Geeoff
One thing that tempers my excitement is the fact the Canucks have been actively trying to trade Shinkaruk for a year. As an aside, it's a bit of a dick move for Benning to publicly announce that they've been shopping him all this time and to take shots at his skill set on the way out the door.
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Based on what Benning said, they were asking for the wrong price - an NHL defenceman. Shinkaruk doesn't get you any decent defenceman, nor any defenceman roughly Granlund's equivalent. He gets you a tweener forward who is waiver eligible next year, from a team with plenty of centres.