Vancouver Canucks Ready to Shake Up Roster in Three Team Blockbuster Trade Proposal for Mikko Rantanen

Patrik Allvin has been one of the busiest General Managers in the NHL since the calendar flipped to 2025, after trading J.T. Miller to the Rangers, acquiring Marcus Pettersson from the Pittsburgh Penguins, as well as signing the latter, along with Drew O'Connor, to multi-year contract extensions.

In an article on Sportsnet on Wednesday, Ryan Dixon shared a pair of massive trade proposals, both involving the Vancouver Canucks and would see them land Finnish forward Mikko Rantanen.

Rantanen has had a rough start to his tenure with the Carolina Hurricanes and there has been some talk over the last week on whether or not he could be flipped before 12 pm PT next Friday.

In one of Dixon's trade proposals, it would see the Vancouver Canucks acquire Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes and Noah Dobson from the New York Islanders.

As for the cost, the Hurricanes would get Brock Boeser (with 50 percent retained), while the New York Islanders would acquire Elias Pettersson and top prospect Tom Willander.

Unrestricted free agent forward Brock Boeser is expected to be available for trade and should draw plenty of interest, especially from contending teams around the league before the deadline.

As for Elias Pettersson, while he might have been taken off the trade block following the J.T. Miller trade, it's safe to say the Vancouver Canucks would at least listen to offers, especially given his situation with the club this season.

Tom Willander is a player that it would be hard for the Vancouver Canucks to part with, but if it meant they would be adding someone like Noah Dobson, who you slot in on the top pair with Quinn Hughes and fits in with this contending window, then it would make sense.

However, the odds of Tom Willander being moved between today and March 7th is probably less than five percent.

Elsewhere in terms of their own trade chips, defenseman Carson Soucy is reportedly on the trade block, while pending unrestricted free agent forward Pius Suter is another player that could be moved in order to bring back an asset rather than him walking to July 1st.

2025 has already been a busy year so far for GM Patrik Allvin and it could get even busier over the next nine days.

Source: Ryan Dixon/Sportsnet
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