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Not A Bad Thing For The Vancouver Canucks If Milan Lucic Does Sign With Edmonton

06/29/2016 at 8:22am EDT

from Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province,

To sum up, the Oilers, who are in desperate need of top-tier defencemen and have one of the best young left wingers in hockey, are preparing a massive contract offer for Milan Lucic.

Only in Edmonton.

Just imagine the outrage locally if this was a Jim Benning joint.

If the Oilers end up signing Lucic, and a few in Edmonton think it’s a virtual fait accompli, and it ends up a six-year commitment and squeezes out one of their good young forwards, Vancouver may feel just fine about being among the bridesmaids, yet again.

The Canucks have earned a reputation for finishing second this decade. Remember them chasing Shane Doan, Justin Schutz, Drake Caggiula and the Stanley Cup?

Missing out on a 28-year-old, hard-playing power forward who is asking to be signed well into his 30s would not be the worst thing to happen to the Canucks this off-season.

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