The Vancouver Canucks’ five-year playoff streak came to an end in the 2013–14 campaign.
As a consequence, the franchise selected forward Jake Virtanen with the sixth overall pick in the 2014 NHL Draft.
The Canucks traded Ryan Kesler, the 2011 Selke Trophy winner, to the Anaheim Ducks for one additional selection in the first round of the NHL Draft in 2014.
They chose forward Jared McCann with the 24th overall choice.
Who did Vancouver trade Jared McCann for?
For Gudbranson and a fifth-round selection, the Canucks deal Jared McCann, a second-round pick, and a fourth-round pick to Florida.
Why did Vancouver trade McCann?
In exchange for defenseman Erik Gudbranson and a 2016 fifth-round pick (used to draft Cole Candella), the Canucks dealt him to the Florida Panthers along with two 2016 first-round picks.
Multiple factors led general manager Jim Benning to make the deal. One was the demand for a defenseman in the top-4.