Ed Willes: Dahlen’s dream year gets him closer to Canucks’ master plan

TORONTO — Back in the fall, the Vancouver Canucks had a plan for Jonathan Dahlen that went something like this:
Dahlen would attend his first NHL camp, then head to Utica, N.Y. and a full season in the AHL. There, he would take a crash course in the unforgiving world of the pro game, North American style, which would accelerate his development.
As an extra incentive, there might be a couple NHL games with the parent club but the larger point was Dahlen, an elite prospect who still had some