Awful trade. Jared McCann was coming off an underwhelming rookie season, but it looked as though he had some pretty decent upside. He's a first round draft pick, and seemed quite a steal at his position. Erik Gudbranson, on the other hand, was a defender on the Panthers who appeared out of his depth on the Panther's first pairing. He's twenty-four years old. He's never scored more than fifteen points in five seasons. He is what he is, and what that is is a third pairing defender miscast as a defensive specialist, when in fact his defense is merely average. McCann for Gudbranson would be a bad trade. McCann and a second round draft pick is an awful trade. McCann, a second, and a fourth for Gudbranson and a fifth is laughably awful. The Canucks had serious need for a top four defenseman, but they didn't fill this need trading for Gudbranson. He can't score. He can't handle the puck. The Canucks were in desperate need for a playmaking defender. Gudbranson i