LATEST | Canucks assistant General Manager leaving for the Leafs: The motivations to his departure revealed

The Canucks' president Jim Rutherford issued a statement confirming that Clancy was leaving the organization after joining a little over a year ago. It appears that Clancy's existing relationship with Brad Treliving was stronger then the one with the former Penguins' from office.

However, during an interview, the commentator John Shannon revealed the true motivation behind Clancey's move:

Perhaps the fact that the Canucks have a load of assistant GM drove him away, but Shannon guarantees that money played an important factor in this move.

At this point, the Canucks have already announced they weren't going to replace him. Big loss for the team?