You may have said this before the season started but the majority didn't like his attitude last year and realized it was time to move on. Hindsight is always 20/20 but with 5 goals in his last 8 he looks like the player we thought he was. And he is not playing with first liners. Maybe he can help carry a line on his own and get away from the top checkers.
Also, with the top end players making 9-10 million a guy who can pot 30 goals on a good team will probably get 23-25 on a bad team and is worth the 6m. That's the market when 29 other teams might be bidding.
I see the Canucks making a soft trade for Kane, and maybe trading a top 6 dman for another 20-25 goal scorer in the off season and/or using the money freed up to get another decent UFA. I can see Hansen getting a 1st rounder from a good team. There is historical proof that he is worth that to a contending team.
My lineup next year:
Sedin Sedin Kane
Baer Horvat Eriksson
25G Fwd Sutter Boeser
Granlund Gaunce Labate
Dorsett
I would carry 8 d-men next year again and trade one of them - my preference would be Edler for a 1st + at the deadline and his no move clause can suck it.
Trym Tanev
Hutton Guddy
Juolevi Stetcher
Sbisa UFA/Subban
Markstrom 1A
UFA 1B
With Miller, Edler (a man can dream), Burrows and Hansen out you save roughly 17.5.
With Kane(5M), 25 goal scoring forward back for Edler (5M), a 1b goalie (3M) and Boser in (2M with bonuses likely), you add roughly 15.
And in my imaginary world we get 2 additional 1st rounders for Edler and Hansen and have a good looking younger team for next year.