Vancouver Canucks left with tough decision as Brock Boeser’s trade value plummets before the d
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The Vancouver Canucks will have a pretty big decision to make regarding forward Brock Boeser ahead of the National Hockey League’s trade deadline on March 6th.
“But prior to this, we already made the decision that we were going to go with younger players. Over the past few years, our staff has done a good job and we have a number of good young players, whether they’re in our lineup now or close to getting in our lineup. And those players are going to get a chance to play. Based on the circumstances with this team, this is the year to do it. The fact of the matter is we’re in a rebuild.” Rutherford said.
In order to land a big return before the deadline and accelerating their rebuild a little bit, the Vancouver Canucks will need to consider trading one of their big players and that could include forward Brock Boeser.
Vancouver Canucks have big decision to make with forward Brock Boeser
Roget believes that a trade is possible, but it won’t be easy to complete for several reasons including Boeser’s full no-movement clause, along with the term remaining on his contract, with the Burnsville, Minnesota native locked up until the summer of 2032 with a cap hit of $7.25 million USD.
“We think the declarations of Boeser having suddenly developed truly negative value in a single half-season, with his team collapsing around him, are decidedly overstated.” Roget said.
He added, “But with that said, the length of commitment required to trade for Boeser, and the existence of that NMC, are definitely enough to make a trade incredibly difficult to pull off, and probably preclude Boeser from being “most likely” to be moved by the Trade Deadline.”
Of course, if Brock Boeser agrees to waive his no-movement clause, then the Canucks are going to have at least 10-to-12 teams, including several Stanley Cup contenders, calling General Manager Patrik Allvin to give their best pitch for the 28-year-old.
Brock Boeser can help a contender, there’s no doubt about that and if the Vancouver Canucks are going to trade him, they need to ensure it’s for a package that’ll give their rebuild a big boost, whether that be a top prospect and/or a first round pick in 2026 or 2027.
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Vancouver Canucks left with tough decision as Brock Boeser’s trade value plummets before the deadline
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