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Having him and not Ballard might have gotten us a cup. Too many variables but that devastating loss of life leaves so many what ifs
Ya. Losing Bourdon was certainly a huge blow. But that 2010-2011 was very much a fluke. The Canucks made the Ballard trade because Gillis didn't want to take a chance at not adding a top 4 Dman. Mitchell's health was a big question mark and ended up not taking Gillis' 1 year offer. Had the Canucks still had Bourdon at the time would Gillis have chosen to not make the Ballard trade and bank of re-signing Mitchell or signing Hamhuis? That's hard to say. That summer, most Canucks fans thought Bieksa was the odd man out. Then Salo got injured in the summer and the Canucks managed to keep both Bieksa and Salo.