i knew it when those bad trades started happening, ballads, booths, kassians, all second and third rate,,,,, minor leaguers, booth is the biggest wool cap ever pulled over an organization on all of the nhl. the guy somehow fooled everyone, just shows that one good year can make a hacker a fortune these days. Gives us fathers the hope that mediocrity is rewarded and only the best make the nhl is a totally untrue. because when i look at the canucks and watch booth, ballard, bieksa, sestito, kassian, and countless others play, i know everyone has a chance at making the nhl if they just will agree toplay for the canucks.