from Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province,

The Canucks signed one of the top free agents this weekend and he is about to turn 31.

They recently traded a young, promising, goal-scoring prospect along with a really good draft pick for a youngish veteran defenceman.

They’ve recoiled at the idea of selling high on 30-year-old Jannik Hansen, who is coming off a career year he likely won’t repeat.

Then there is 35-year-old goaltender Ryan Miller — earning an average of $6 million per season — who, at best, will be in a job share this season. They’re keeping him too.

The Canucks are going for it. The playoffs, that is.

Any confusion which lingered after the front office addressed the media following the season with mixed messages has been cleared up this off-season. It’s one the Canucks have spent making the types of moves most attribute to contenders.

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