Canucks hope Cull’s magic touch with defenceman produces future stars

For two of the Vancouver Canucks better defensive prospects, this hasn’t been a great offseason.
After Vancouver acquired a trio of new defenders, Michael Del Zotto, Patrick Wiercioch and Philip Holm, it left the Canucks with nine defencemen who they believe can play in the NHL. That’s a big crowd if you’re Jordan Subban and Andrey Pedan on the outside looking in.
But all is not lost for the young Utica pair. The Canucks also hired Trent Cull to take over the Comets and essenti