It looks like the Canucks want Rick Tocchet to stick around, as it has been reported the team has made him a very big offer to keep him as their head coach. Rick Tocchet's <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/elliotte-friedman-gives-a-confirmed-timeline-for-the-vancouver-canucks-to-decide-rick-tocchet-fate' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>future with the Vancouver Canucks is an urgent issue</a> as the 2024-25 season winds down. The 61-year-old coach has a contract set to expire this summer, although the club is likely to invoke a one-year option to retain him. Without a long-term agreement, however, Tocchet is in limbo, which would create distractions for the Canucks. Management is eager to get a new contract for Tocchet, and by all indications, things are headed in the correct direction. <a href='https://x.com/SadClubCommish' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>According to Jason Brough of Sportsnet 650</a>, the Canucks have made an offer that they are hopeful will keep Tocchet with the club, as it is considered quite significant. I think things are happening behind the scenes right now. I've heard that the Canucks have given Rick Tocchet an offer that they're pretty hopeful about, Brough said this morning on Halford and Brough. I think they've given him an offer that's pretty generous in their eyes. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/sportsnet650/status/1912498941834457183'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Failing to sign Tocchet would hurt the team's reputation, especially after star defenseman Quinn Hughes' public display of support for his coach last week. <h3>Tocchet won the Jack Adams award just last season</h3> Tocchet, last season's Jack Adams Award winner, will see a significant salary increase from his reported $2.75 million contract. His good reputation around the league has seen him recognized outside of Vancouver. Tampa Bay's Jon Cooper asked him to be an assistant at the 4 Nations tourney, and Pittsburgh's Kyle Dubas has spoken about hoping to have him coach Canada at the upcoming IIHF World Championships. Since the league's top coaches earn upwards of $5 million per year, Tocchet's future contract may be an indication of his heightened value.