Hutton is already 26, what you see now is pretty much what you are getting going forward until he declines.
Myers is like a number 4/5. Most teams he is not lower than a number 4 D. Myers has no problem staying in the nhl. Schenn wasn't even in the nhl for the most part last season. Schenn is a 6/7 D. Myers can put up 30 points a season. Schenn will struggle to even get 10 points a season.
I think this poll will get lock pretty soon
26 is still young for many defensemen. Defensemen develop later than forwards, usually. Hutton still had potential to be something greater, no doubt in my mind.
Myers is a #5 by my calculation. You could argue Schenn is a strong #6 and was becoming a weaker #5 by the time the end of the season came.
Does Myers put up 30 points on the Canucks? I doubt it. He was in a better situation in Winnipeg to put up points imo, but we'll see.
The point is, the marginal improvement imo, at best, is not worth the money the Canucks are going to be likely spending.
I think the defense got better offensively, but defensively, I don't really see that much of an improvement at all.
Is Myers that much better defensively than Schenn?
Is Benn that much better defensively than Hutton?
We'll see.