“We can’t control that Edmonton drafted Connor McDavid and Calgary got Dougie Hamilton and L.A. got Milan (Lucic). We have to stick to the plan of drafting and developing and we have to be patient. That’s going to be difficult in this market but that’s our plan, and we’re going to stick to it.”

-Trevor Linden, President of the Vancouver Canucks. More from Ed Willes of the Vancouver Province.