Yep you figured it out. McCann is the missing piece to this team winning. How is people can watch this team get bounced in three straight playoff series in embarrassing fashion and get upset when they get rid of 3rd and 4th line players. Obviously they weren't the right players or they would have had better results. That's the exact definition of insanity.

don't really want McCann back, they sent him out to clear cap for a reason.

I don't get the "won't play" part. It's not that he won't play, it's that he got his ass benched. AKA he can't play.
I agree they should trade him, but that's because he's over rated. More of the media obsession of him than his actually ability to play hockey.
I'm sure someone out there will over pay for him. So they should ship him off and let someone else bench him.

The kid's barely played and he's only 22. You wouldn't give him another chance to play the 3rd pair for league minimum?