As per Botchford, Benning is completely unwilling to trade veterans for draft picks. He wants player for player trades. I don't see elite teams giving up valued prospects for the Canucks' UFAs.
Have you not been reading the last two trade threads, people are complaining about getting NHL players/players with ample NHL experience. IE pieces that will help in the long term
Doesn't want a culture of losing, so he doesn't trade away veterans..... yet we lose, while having probably the most boring team in the NHL...... seems like it's working.