I read that bit of the article and thought the same thing. The Vancouver media has been pushing the idea of Trading Virtanen quite a bit over the past year or so without making a compelling case. It makes no sense to trade him now in my opinion.
https://theathletic.com/762937/2019/01/14/how-elias-pettersson-changed-everything-in-vancouver/
Hands down the best Canucks beat writer. Sad day.
Tip of the hat to Botch.
RIP
Like they've been saying on 1040 all day I think Botch was more a fan of Canucks fans then he was a fan of the Canucks. That, to me, is huge reason why his articles were so engaging to read (as a 30 year plus fan)