LATEST | The Flames' primary target in potential blockbuster with the Canucks revealed
Photo credit: The Hockey News
It's already been made clear that the Canucks were expected to go heavily on the market with the hopes of improving their already dominant core. Aiming for a right-handed defenseman who can take big minutes and a top-six forward, the price tags don't come cheap.
TWO FLAMES PLAYERS HIGH ON THE CANUCKS LIST
It's been repeated on various occasions that the Flames'
Elias Lindholm and
Chris Tanev were very high on the Canucks list. Both high-end producers in their categories, they'd be superb additions to the Canucks.
Two insiders both made intriguing statements regarding the conversations linking the Canucks and the Flames. Both came to the same conclusion that the Flames would be asking for the young Swede
Nils Hoglander if they intended on pulling another trade with their divisional rival.
Satiar Shah
''Calgary was very, very high on Hoglander.
Mentioned Flames were interested in Hoglander when Canucks spoke with Flames earlier in the season about Tanev.''
(Canucks Central)
Rick Dhaliwal
''When I hear Tanev's name with Calgary, I always hear that Flames want Hoglander.''
Both are set to hit free agency at the end of the current season; they would give the Canucks a whole new depth perspective. Here's a preview of what the Canucks line-up could look like if they managed to make something out of this.
Miller - Pettersson - Boeser
Mikheyev - Lindholm - Kuzmenko
Joshua - Blueger - Garland
Aman - Suter - Lafferty
Hughes - Hronek
Zadorov - Soucy
Cole - Tanev
Whether or not to move Nils Hoglander will definitely cause Allvin some headaches as they get closer to the trade deadline. Hoglander is having a breakout season as he paces for over 20 goals at a $1.1M cap hit for this year and the next while averaging bottom six minutes.
Previously on CanucksDaily
POLL |
JANVIER 22 | 1165 ANSWERS LATEST | The Flames' primary target in potential blockbuster with the Canucks revealed Would you be open to the idea of trading Nils Hoglander if it meant pulling this deal? |
Only if we get Lindholm | 142 | 12.2 % |
Only if we get Tanev and Lindholm | 528 | 45.3 % |
No way he leaves | 495 | 42.5 % |
List of polls |
|
3 hours ago | By Cooper Godin Western Conference Team Emerges as Front Runner to Land Brock Boeser |
|
5 hours ago | By Cooper Godin Vancouver Canucks Reveal Brand New Lineup for Tonight's Game Vs Colorado Avalanche |
|
7 hours ago | By Cooper Godin NHL Insider Reveals Vancouver Canucks' Next Priority on the Trade Market |
|
8 hours ago | By Maverick Mitchell Quinn Hughes' Agent Pat Brisson Breaks Silence on Speculation Surrounding Hughes' Future with the Canucks |
|
9 hours ago | By Owen Fullerton Vancouver Canucks Announce the Arrival of Three Players Today, Including New Top Prospect Defenseman |
|
10 hours ago | By Cooper Godin Unfortunate News Strikes Carson Soucy as the Vancouver Canucks Have Officially Made A Decision |
|
11 hours ago | By Maverick Mitchell It Looks Like the Vancouver Canucks Have Found Their Replacement for J.T. Miller |
|
12 hours ago | By Maverick Mitchell "Not happy with him" - Vancouver Canucks Reportedly Not Pleased with Elias Pettersson Post J.T. Miller Trade |