If these are the final weeks in Vancouver for the longest-tenured Canuck, Brock Boeser doesn’t want his lasting regret to be that it ended when he was playing badly and the team was struggling. Iain MacIntyre speaks to the impending free agent as he grapples with an uncertain future.
The Canucks are approaching a crossroads with pending UFA star Brock Boeser. What would be the pros and cons of Vancouver making him a trade asset?
Happy 2025, friends! We’re finally past the 41-game mark in the NHL and entering the silly season when it comes to trades, rumours, and everything else going on.
While a Brock Boeser trade doesn't seem likely even with the forward set to be an unrestricted free agent this summer, this Eastern Conference team could be a fit.
The intrigue about Canucks centers J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson continues, while the Sabres' Dylan Cozens and Islanders' Brock Nelson remain in the rumor mill.
Elias Pettersson skated with Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk, and was more frequently self-matched with Quinn Hughes against the top end of the Toronto lineup. Frankly, Pettersson’s deployment patterns on Saturday more closely matched how the Canucks have utilized J.T. Miller for much of this season.
In and out of Vancouver, the consensus seems to be this can’t continue: great wins, terrible losses and The Miller vs. Pettersson rumours. It’s halfway though the season and no one is quite sure who these Vancouver Canucks are or who will be on the team after the trade deadline.
Pettersson notched an assist and five blocked shots in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Maple Leafs.
Amid the ongoing trade talks and speculation surrounding the Vancouver Canucks, fans are reminded of a revealing interview from 2023.
Vancouver Canucks star Elias Pettersson returned from injured reserve on Friday. His return meant Friday night’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes was his first game back since December 23. The Canucks star is embroiled in trade rumors ahead of the March 7th NHL Trade Deadline.
There is a lot of talk going around about JT Miller and Elias Pettersson, and the Vancouver Canucks are expected to trade one of them as their rift continues to hurt the team.
The devotion to a complete game has always been there and it’s why Elias Pettersson shouldn’t be going anywhere. Amid continuous clamour that the Vancouver Canucks are listening to trade offers on the gifted centre — and also veteran pivot J.