An update appears to have been provided by NHL insider Elliotte Friedman on the Brock Boeser-Canucks contract situation, and they are pretty far apart. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/brock-boeser-fate-with-canucks-confirmed-following-his-heartbreaking-comments' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>There has not been much movement on contract talks</a> between the Vancouver Canucks and forward Brock Boeser, who becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Having failed to reach an extension during the season, it now appears a parting of the ways between Boeser and the Canucks is increasingly possible. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/canucks/player/brock-boeser-8478444' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Boeser</a> is reported to be looking for a long-term deal in the six-to-eight-year range, while Vancouver wants something shorter, in the three-to-five-year range. During this weekend's Saturday Headlines on 'Hockey Night in Canada, insider <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/the-real-reason-why-things-fell-apart-between-the-canucks-and-brock-boeser-per-elliotte-friedman' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Elliotte Friedman reported that there has been no movement yet in negotiations.</a> Never say never, but term is the issue with both Boeser and the Canucks have found hard to bridge, Friedman said. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/tfp/status/1912219727373521003'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://puckpedia.com/player/brock-boeser' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Boeser, 28, has a $6.65 million cap hit this season</a> and was the subject of trade speculation in the weeks leading to the deadline, but GM Patrik Allvin chose to keep him. <h3>A decision will also be made shortly regarding Rick Tocchet</h3> Friedman also stated that a decision is looming regarding the status of head coach Rick Tocchet. Tocchet is coming off the final year of his deal, but the Canucks hold a team option for a single extra season. The one thing I do believe is nobody - not Tocchet, not the Canucks - want this to drag into the end of the season, after the end of the season, too long into the summer, Friedman said. I think you're going to see how this is going to work out come down pretty quickly at the end of the season. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/theprovince/status/1905373778198012280'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> They can exercise the option, negotiate a new extension, or allow him to shop elsewhere.