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With regards to the "mileage", there really isn't a lot of miles on the odometer.

Sure he's 30, but because of the injuries, he's only played 514 games compared to the 634 games that Brodie has played.

A lot of the injuries that Tanev has suffered, according to Blaster and Canucks fans have been of the freak variety.

Yes I admit that Tanev's "mileage" is harder than Brodies', but that's a reason why you want him. Because he lays it out there.

Overall, the "mileage" between Brodie and Tanev is probably about the same. I'm sure Tanev will age more just due to how he plays the game, but that's exactly what this team needs, more "Stephane Yelle" type players.

Even if Brodie was willing to re-sign with the Flames, the team still should have been looking for someone like Tanev. In fact, the 4th line needs at least 2 more of this type of player.

I'm actually hoping that Van Asten can help Tanev out in keeping his body in better shape and avoiding injuries. I feel like the Flames have been better in this regard since he joined. The Canucks have always had issues with injuries to their players, must be the extra travel they have to endure or maybe it's something in the water.

And if we are talking about health risk, let's not forget what happened to Brodie last year.