REPORT: Canucks Likely to Trade Top Winger Before Training Camp
Key Forwards Could Be on the Move
Though the Vancouver Canucks aren't expected to compete this upcoming season, there's still plenty of lineup decisions to be made.
This is especially true with their forward group, as the possible return of Tanner Pearson to the lineup from a hand injury would render certain players as surplus to requirements and/or cap casualties. A recent article in The Province by journalist Patrick Johnston has further emphasized this.
Spectors Hockey's Lyle Richardson has taken this a step further, giving his thoughts on who could be moved:
Decisions, Decisions
If the Canucks can't keep all of Podkolzin, Boeser, Garland and Höglander regardless of Pearson's health status for the upcoming season, the two most ideal candidates are probably Boeser and Garland, assuming they can find a trade partner who will make the cap situation work.
Both players are signed to deals with at least two years remaining, making an AAV of $6.65 million and $4.95 million respectively, and are both older than Podkolzin and Höglander. Even if salary retention will be necessary, it's very much worth exploring for GM Patrik Alvin.
| POLL | ||
AOÛT 21 | 88 ANSWERS REPORT: Canucks Likely to Trade Top Winger Before Training Camp Which player is the likeliest to be moved by Vancouver before the season? | ||
| Nils Höglander | 12 | 13.6 % |
| Vasily Podkolzin | 10 | 11.4 % |
| Brock Boeser | 30 | 34.1 % |
| Conor Garland | 36 | 40.9 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Connor McDavid | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Artemi Panarin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Evan Bouchard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||