this is actually good for the Canucks, in that it will force management (whoever it is) to realize they aren't anywhere near as good as they think. bottom line is they thought they were great in 2011, and were until they ran into a far superior playoff opponent in the Bruins. after that series the book on how to play them was out, and the long, slow decline began.
the top players still have significant value. any blueliner not named Keith Ballard will have value back east. if they have the stones to reload - not rebuild, but reload - they can bring in comparable but different players and probably also re-stock the farm system a bit in the process...
the problem area is goaltending... if the real issue with Schnieder was anxiety, you now have two goalies with a visible tendency to self-destruct when it matters most... never thought I'd see that out of Schnieder, so now I really don't have any clue what they do to fix the mess Gillis has created at all...
the top players still have significant value. any blueliner not named Keith Ballard will have value back east. if they have the stones to reload - not rebuild, but reload - they can bring in comparable but different players and probably also re-stock the farm system a bit in the process...
the problem area is goaltending... if the real issue with Schnieder was anxiety, you now have two goalies with a visible tendency to self-destruct when it matters most... never thought I'd see that out of Schnieder, so now I really don't have any clue what they do to fix the mess Gillis has created at all...