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Canucks acquire Erik Gudbranson, 2016 5th for McCann, 2016 2nd, 2016 4th

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 is not that.
This is an awful, awful trade.

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