What the Vancouver Canucks’ perfect trade deadline could look like in 2025
New York TimesAhead of major tentpole events in the NHL calendar, our team at The Athletic’s Vancouver bureau often finds it useful to complete an exercise in which we map out what an ideal trade deadline or offseason could look like. Sell Brock Boeser if an extension compromise can’t be reached, and give Jonathan Lekkerimäki games down the stretch The vibes and defensive buy-in around the Canucks have improved significantly since the club’s two big trades. He’s useful depth through the life of this contract and should have more trade value as a rental in 12 months anyway, especially given that his no-trade clause becomes modified next season. On the other hand, given that Vezina-calibre upside, can the Canucks afford to give up on a player with elite potential who could increase this team’s ceiling as a contender next season? Players like depth defender Derek Forbort should be attractive enough to contending teams that the Canucks could net a mid-round pick on the trade market at the deadline, and even a player like Noah Juulsen could potentially net a late-round pick as a depth addition — especially as he’s right-handed and legitimately exceptional on the penalty kill.
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