{"id":86069,"date":"2025-08-21T11:18:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T11:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/86069\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T11:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T11:18:18","slug":"big-development-on-jack-roslovic-free-agent-sweepstakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/86069\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Development on Jack Roslovic Free Agent Sweepstakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The NHL’s top remaining unrestricted free agent, Jack Roslovic, is still keeping us all guessing as to where he’ll land. And while the 22-goal scorer from last season has been linked specifically to three teams, one of those clubs now seems to have dropped out of the running.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Thomas Drance in The Athletic<\/a>, the Vancouver Canucks’ pursuit of Roslovic has “cooled”:<\/p>\n

Hearing the #Canucks<\/a> have cooled off on pursuing late summer UFA Jack Roslovic.<\/p>\n

Club wants a full-time centre upgrade, and doesn\u2019t see that player available in the UFA bargain bin. It\u2019s going to take a trade.<\/p>\n

More in today\u2019s notebook via @TheAthleticNHL<\/a>: https:\/\/t.co\/kqRo1ijb8e<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Thomas Drance (@ThomasDrance) August 19, 2025<\/a>At this point, from what I can gather from senior club sources informed about the organization\u2019s thinking on the matter, the Canucks have cooled significantly on the prospect of adding Roslovic as an unrestricted free agent at this point.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Canucks are indeed searching for a center, but are apparently looking for a more “full-time” option, per Drance, and they don’t view the bottom-six Roslovic in that vein. He has generally played more wing than center in his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last season, the 28-year-old had 22 goals and 37 points in 81 games for the Carolina Hurricanes, in just 13:49 of average ice time per game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Canucks would love to find a legit middle-six center, and Drance suggests that the trade market is “a more likely and realistic route”\u00a0in order to accomplish that, rather than the UFA market. And on that, “the club is actively kicking tires and exploring its options.”<\/p>\n

As things stand, they’re looking at Elias Pettersson, Filip Chytil,\u00a0Aatu R\u00e4ty, and\u00a0Teddy Blueger\u00a0as their lineup down the middle. But the insider says they’d make a trade “today” to improve that, if they got the right offer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As for Roslovic, he’s still being linked to the Toronto Maple Leafs <\/a>as a potential landing spot, and even the incumbent Hurricanes could still be in the picture.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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