NHL Insider Believes The Vancouver Canucks May Lose Forward On Waivers Today
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman shared an interested update after the Vancouver Canucks placed Nils Aman on waivers on Saturday afternoon.
Action has begun to pick up around the National Hockey League on the trade market over the last week and a half, but could we see our first waiver claim since the 2024-25 season got underway? One insider believes that it could be possible.
Elliotte Friedman believes Canucks may lose Nils Aman
During the Saturday Headlines segment on Hockey Night in Canada, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman spoke about the Vancouver Canucks, who earlier in the day placed Swedish forward Nils Aman on waivers with the hope that he'll clear and they can assign him to the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League.
Friedman said that it wouldn't be a surprise to him if a team placed a waiver claim on Nils Aman before 11 am PT on Sunday. He went on to say that because Aman is a center, there's a greater chance of a waiver claim happening.
Friedman also wondered if the Nils Aman waiver placement means that Dakota Joshua is close to returning to the Vancouver Canucks lineup after missing training camp and the first month of the season. Joshua has been out of the lineup since announcing that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and has been undergoing treatment.
Top prospects in Abbotsford on Vancouver's radar
The Abbotsford Canucks have had a pretty good start to the season. They currently sit third in the Pacific Division with a record of 5-3-1 through nine games and are getting contributions up and down their lineup, including from top prospects Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Aatu Raty.
Elliotte Friedman mentioned last night that the Vancouver Canucks may be getting ready to give some looks to youngsters in Abbotsford and named Aatu Raty and Jonathan Lekkerimaki as possibilities to be called up.
Raty currently leads the Abbotsford Canucks in points with five (three goals, two assists) in seven games, while Jonathan Lekkerimaki is not far behind, sitting at four points (two goals, two assists) in seven games.
Both Raty and Lekkerimaki would give the Canucks a big boost if they're called up, but it also depends on the situation and where they'll be playing in Vancouver's lineup. If they're called up and put in a fourth-line role playing less than ten minutes a night, it might be better off to leave them in Abbotsford for the time being.
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NOVEMBRE 3 | 384 ANSWERS NHL Insider Believes The Vancouver Canucks May Lose Forward On Waivers Today Who should the Vancouver Canucks call up if they lose Nils Aman on waivers? | ||
| Jonathan Lekkerimaki | 152 | 39.6 % |
| Aatu Raty | 232 | 60.4 % |
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