"In reviewing my notes and considering that answer over the weekend, I found it difficult to shake the possibility that perhaps the club might look at different combinations on the back end this upcoming season. Hronek and Hughes were attached at the hip last season, rarely playing full games apart, but one wonders if we may see incoming free-agent signing Vincent Desharnais given an audition in a top-pair role for a stretch this upcoming season. He'd certainly be a candidate to match Tocchet's "bigger defenseman that can sling Hughes the puck and play a smart game" description." Drance said.
He later went on to add, "If Desharnais can hold down a role that high up the lineup, however, it could permit the Canucks to roll with a
Carson Soucy-Hronek second pair, which certainly looks good on paper, and Derek Forbort and Tyler Myers combining on a jumbo-sized third pair."
