TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie recently took some time to Canucks Fanz columnist Farhan Devji, sharing his insight on the Vancouver Canucks this season. Read if Bob thinks the Canucks are still in the market for a top six forward, and stay tuned for "Three Questions with" many more!

1.TSN’s rookie rankings currently have Alexander Edler in 4th place, behind Patrick Kane, Tobias Enstrom, and Jonathan Toews. If Edler continues his first-class play from the back end, do you think this will allow the Canucks to part with one of their other upper echelon defensemen to address their lack of depth up front?

BM: Having Kevin Bieksa out of the lineup certainly doesn’t help the Canucks’ cause, in terms of being able to spare a defenceman to upgrade at forward. But there’s no question that as long as Edler continues to play well and gain experience, the potential is there for the Canucks to make a move when everyone is healthy. That said, the Canucks realize their bread and butter is team defence and the goaltending of Roberto Luongo and they are not likely to do anything to substantially change that. I am betting Alain Vigneault would rather have the depth on defence than to risk moving one to upgrade the offence.

2. Ryan Kesler has really come into his own this season developing into a premier agitator and shut down forward. If he keeps up his stellar play, do you think he could be a long shot to win the Selke this year, or in the future?

BM: Winning the Selke is usually a delayed reaction sort of thing. Here’s an example. Sammy Pahlsson was nominated last year and probably deserved to win it, but it went to Rod Brind’Amour. But because Pahlsson played so well in that role en route to the Cup victory, he will be a leading candidate to win it this year. The same sort of apprenticeship is happening with Ryan Kesler. In the games I’ve watched this season, Kesler has been terrific, a force at both ends of the ice even though he’s not a pure offensive player. If he keeps playing like that he will, in time, earn more recognition and has a chance to be a Selke winner one day, but probably not this season. I will tell you this, though: The Flyers knew what they were doing when they signed him to an offer sheet. Kesler is perfectly suited to play today’s game because he’s so fast and so strong. He’s hard on the puck. I am really impressed with him. You win a lot of hockey games with a player like Ryan Kesler.

3. Are the Canucks still interested in bringing a top six forward into the mix? If so, could Justin Williams from Carolina be a possibility?

BM: I am sure the Canucks are interested in acquiring a top six forward, but I am not sure the Hurricanes are willing to part with Justin Williams. Top six forwards are hard to come by and even if you do manage to find one available, it’s not going to be easy to fit a top six forward salary into the Canucks’ salary cap/budget. Like I said before, as much as the Canucks want to add some offensive dimension, at the end of the day I’m betting Alain Vigneault, given the choice, would maintain the defensively-strong status quo rather than roll the dice to perhaps increase offense at the expense of defensive depth. It’s how the Canucks are currently constructed and how Vigneault likes to play the game. So, yeah, Dave Nonis would love to add a top six forward but by the time you factor in the acquisition cost, the cap ramifications etc., I wouldn’t be holding my breath waiting for that top six forward to materialize.