really missed Ehrhoff as their PP remains as good and his 50 points are being made up elsewhere. Might also say that Ballard (who was the obvious choice to leave if Ehrhoff stayed) has been half decent. Yet Ehrhoff still seems clearly better than Ballard and, recent injury aside, seems a top 4 defenseman who can log a lot more high quality minutes than Ballard can. Might also be said that Ballard might have fetched a higher return than the deal forced on the Canucks by the Ehrhoff situation . Moreover, the deal that Ehrhoff ultimately signed (at 4 mill per) might have been one the Canucks would have done with the tacit and clear probability that Ehrhoff would never play out the contract. But, long term there is also the concern about Edler contract as well. Looking Bad 1. Not resigning Torres ? Torres provided toughness that the Canucks have not replaced. Producing adequate numbers for the Coyotes and continues to play a belligerent style when necessary. Canucks simply did not replace his grit and, at the price, Torres still represents good value. Big part of the success of the third line last year must be attributed to Torres and how he made the players around him more aggressive. This is most particularly true of Malhotra who now seems a whole lot more tentative. I think Torres provided people like Malhotra a comfort zone which made them tougher to play against. Maybe that factor was not considered carefully enough