I, for one, wanted a total rebuild when the regime changed. Also wanted them to trade all the old vets (Sedins, etc) and get whatever they could.
However, if FA wasn't going to budge in selling the old Vets and wanted one more kick at the cup with the Sedins, what's JB supposed to do??
And if the owner feels that they need to make progress and get into the playoffs, do you tell him NO? To stay the course of building through the draft?
Plus the Luongo recapture penalty sucks. That's $3M that could have went to resigning Toffoli. Canucks are just in a rough spot cap wise right now.