This evening, a new report from Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos has connected the Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs in a potential blockbuster deal centered around a defenseman. The Vancouver Canucks are heading into the 2025 NHL offseason expected to make several big changes to their roster. After a season filled with change, highlighted by the trade sending J.T. Miller out of town, the Canucks seem to be under an entire roster re-tool. Now heading into the offseason, they will likely lose another marquee player in Brock Boeser. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/sportsnet/status/1910443819285225688'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> With forward Brock Boeser expected to test free agency and potentially leave the Canucks the team has plenty of flexibility to make a big move either in free agency or on the trade market. <h3>Canucks Linked To Game-Changing Maple Leafs Defenseman</h3> In a new report taking a look at potential big moves this offseason, NHL analyst Nick Kypreos highlighted the Toronto Maple Leafs cross roads. The Maple Leafs are also expected to make big changes after once again failing to make the Eastern Conference Finals. As a result, Kypreos feels the two sides could be a natural fit for a major trade centering around defenseman Morgan Rielly. Rielly , 31, does have a full no-movement clause and hasn't made an indication he's willing to waive, so there would need to be a mutual understanding that a change of scenery is in everybody's best interests. I'd start with a team near his hometown like the Canucks. - Nick Kypreos Rielly would add a whole new element to the Canucks defensive unit taking pressure off of Quinn Hughes to run everything. Once the Stanley Cup Finals concludes and the offseason begins it will be fascinating to see what changes the Canucks could make and which big names they will try to pursue.