Why trading Conor Garland made sense for the Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks moved on from Conor Garland earlier this week, trading him to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday morning. The American-born forward is in the final year of his five-year contract with a $4.95 million cap hit this season, but signed a six-year extension with a $6 million cap hit last summer that was set to kick in on July 1.

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