The Vancouver Canucks do not intend to be satisfied with their position in the standings and they want to continue to climb.
To do this, the team leaders would seek to obtain reinforcement on the blue line and possibly a winger according to our collaborator with The AthleticPierre LeBrun.
The latter recalled during a capsule on TSN that the team’s president of hockey operations, Jim Rutherford, does not usually hesitate to complete transactions well before the deadline. To this end, the team made a move last year on January 31 by acquiring Elias Lindholm. NHL teams have until Thursday evening to complete a transaction before it is impossible until December 27 under the holiday break.
LeBrun, however, does not put forward any potential names that could interest the Canucks. He emphasizes that the team is certainly evaluating its options for a defender who could play in the top-4 of the team. Filip Hronek is out with a long-term injury and Vancouver wants to fill the void until he returns possibly at the end of the campaign.
The Canucks occupy a place among the teams drafted in the West with 37 points in 30 games.
Among certain players who could have found themselves on the market, it seems that we must quietly remove that of Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Ivan Provorov. The 27-year-old defenseman will become a free agent this summer, but he may be tempted to extend his stay with the Jackets as his younger brother, Vladimir, has indicated he intends to play for Ohio State in the college ranks .
Ivan Provorov’s agent, Mark Gandler, reported to LeBrun that the brothers were very close and that the family loved the Columbus area.
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