Failed Trade Between the Vancouver Canucks & 2 Eastern Conference Teams Comes to the Surface After Leak
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Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser ultimately wasn't traded by the club ahead of Friday's deadline, but two teams did make an attempt to land him.
After the 12 pm PT trade deadline passed on Friday after, Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin shared with reporters that he didn't get any offers he liked on Brock Boeser, adding that the value just wasn't there.
Boeser now remains with the Vancouver Canucks for the rest of the 2024-25 season and there's a strong chance he will test the free agent market on Canada Day.
Two teams were interested in trading for Brock Boeser
Leading up to the deadline, a number of teams around the league were looking to add an offensive punch to their lineup in hopes of making a deep run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and there's no doubt Brock Boeser would've been a great fit for some of them.
One team that submitted a trade offer submitted a trade offer to Patrik Allvin was Carolina, who had former third overall pick Jesperi Kotkaniemi and a first-round pick on the table, but the Canucks decided not to accept it as the Hurricanes wanted Vancouver to throw in a prospect as well.
Patrick Johnston of The Province also shared that the Florida Panthers were interested in Brock Boeser, but with the Vancouver Canucks seeking a first-round pick in the deal, they shifted to Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand.
The Panthers were able to make a deal with the Bruins for the 16-year NHL veteran in exchange for a conditional first round pick, while will become a second round pick if Brad Marchand plays less than 50% of Florida's games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
"Florida's interest waned once they discovered they could get Brad Marchand for just a conditional first round pick - it becomes a second rounder if the currently injured Marchand plays in less than 50 per cent of Florida's playoff games.
Obviously Vancouver was after a first-round pick in the deal; one assumes they'd have used the first rounder to trade for a different player, perhaps a centre?" Johnston said.
Obviously Vancouver was after a first-round pick in the deal; one assumes they'd have used the first rounder to trade for a different player, perhaps a centre?" Johnston said.
Given that the Vancouver Canucks are still in the hunt for a wild card spot in the Western Conference, holding onto Brock Boeser as their own rental isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if they do end up getting into the playoffs, but you also run the risk of losing him for nothing in the summer.
The Vancouver Canucks' management group is hoping Brock Boeser will help this team down the stretch and get them into the playoffs and if not, they'll certainly be hearing it from fans across social media.
Source: Patrick Johnston/The Province
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