NHL Northwest Division: Offseason Grades

Vancouver Canucks Departures: Mattias Ohlund, D; Jason LaBarbera, G; Curtis Sanford, G; Signings/Trades: Henrik Sedin, LW; Daniel Sedin, C; Nolan Baumgartner, D; Mikael Samuelsson, RW; Lawrence Nycholat, D; Matt Pope, RW; Shane O’Brien, D; Andrew Raycroft, G; Tanner Glass, LW; Guillame Desbiens, RW; Matt Funk, D; Upcoming draftees: Cody Hodgson, C; Cory Schneider, G;   The good, the bad and the ugly Good: Finally signing the Sedin twins at the last second was a life-saver for Mike Gillis, whose job many said was at stake. By keeping the Swedish twins (calling them that is very disturbing), he prevented the Canucks from losing 164 points of offense, which would not have been replaced by anyone on the roster. Bad: Letting Mattias Ohlund go was not ideal, however is seemed he was ready to move on. The money being thrown at him by Tampa Bay, plus the opportunity to mentor Victor Hedman is one that few would pass up. But without finding a replacement for their top D-man, Vanco...