{"id":672614,"date":"2026-05-16T03:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T03:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/672614\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T03:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T03:50:08","slug":"ryan-johnson-says-the-canucks-dont-have-any-untouchable-veteran-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/672614\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Johnson says the Canucks don\u2019t have any untouchable veteran players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Johnson joined <a class=\"text-accent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/650\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sportsnet 650<\/a>\u2019s Canucks Central on May 14 and addressed the organization\u2019s willingness to make difficult personnel decisions as the Canucks attempt to get younger and replenish their prospect pool through additional draft capital and assets.When asked whether the club still has \u201cuntouchable\u201d <a class=\"text-accent\" href=\"https:\/\/canucksarmy.com\/news\/report-conor-garland-brock-boeser-most-likely-vancouver-canucks-veterans-traded\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">veterans<\/a> within its leadership group, Johnson suggested the organization is prepared to evaluate every option moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing off the table, if it fits into the vision, and we all align that this is something we should consider, there\u2019s nothing that we wouldn\u2019t do,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cIf it fits into the right steps that we\u2019re trying to take here to inch along and do this the right way, it\u2019s going to be something we\u2019ll consider.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s comments come after months of debate surrounding the availability of Vancouver\u2019s veteran core following another season outside the playoffs. Since the departure of Quinn Hughes, defenceman Filip Hronek had frequently been identified by former president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford and coach Adam Foote as a key piece of the Canucks\u2019 long-term plans. Hronek\u2019s presence within the leadership group and influence inside the dressing room also led to speculation that he could <a class=\"text-accent\" href=\"https:\/\/canucksarmy.com\/news\/jim-rutherford-says-filip-hronek-short-list-vancouver-canucks-next-captain\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">eventually become Vancouver\u2019s next captain.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shah specifically referenced Hronek during the interview as an example of a player many previously perceived to be untouchable within the organization. Johnson, however, stopped short of committing to any player being exempt from evaluation as Vancouver continues mapping out its future trajectory.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the incoming executive emphasized flexibility and patience as the Canucks try to accumulate younger talent and long-term assets.<\/p>\n<p>With Vancouver facing a shallow prospect pool compared to several <a class=\"text-accent\" href=\"https:\/\/canucksarmy.com\/standings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific Division<\/a> rivals and limited draft capital after 2026, Johnson\u2019s comments represent a notable philosophical shift. As an organization often criticized for clinging too tightly to its veteran players, even the willingness to consider a previously unlikely move is what many Canucks fans have spent years calling for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Johnson joined Sportsnet 650\u2019s Canucks Central on May 14 and addressed the organization\u2019s willingness to make difficult personnel&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":672615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[49,48,448,82],"class_list":["post-672614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}