Sometimes the best move is the one you don’t make.
For the Vancouver Canucks, not trading Conor Garland is Exhibit A.
It was no secret that the Canucks were facing a salary cap issue at the start of last year and Garland’s name was always mentioned in trade rumors as someone the club would like to move.
Heading into this summer, many believed that Vancouver simply could not afford the luxury of having Garland on the roster with a cap hit of $4.95
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