from Jason Botchford of the White Towel at the Vancouver Province,

The Canucks could have traded Ryan Miller. They passed. This stunner was dropped at the team’s raucous Summer Summit with season ticket holders.

It wasn’t exactly greeted with a warm hug.

Trevor Linden and Jim Benning took on a series of pointed questions from fans still riled up over recent moves.

None more controversial than the Eddie Lack trade. It took all of nine minutes before we got our first post-Lack era “Eddie” chant. Just wait for that the Hurricanes visit this year.

Up to now, most believed the Canucks didn’t have many options when it came to their goalies. Turns out, they had all the options.

“We could have moved Ryan Miller,” Benning revealed matter-of-factly. “There were teams calling on Ryan Miller.” Benning was cut off by boos. Something that happened a couple of times.

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