New report reveals the six Vancouver Canucks players management is taking calls on
A new report by 'The Fourth Period' has listed the six players the Canucks are taking trade calls on, and who are most likely to be moved out.
The Canucks are disappointed with the start of their season and are looking to the trade market to inject some youth into their team.
As first reported by Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the Canucks are interested in listening to trades involving their veterans, but Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek are off limits.
What the Canucks would rather do than rebuild
As explained by Friedman, it is not the Canucks' intention to rebuild completely, but rather trade away players with expiring contracts or players with a remaining contract of a year or two.
In Tuesday's broadcast of Morning Cuppa Coffee, TFP's David Pagnotta pointed to forwards Conor Garland and Kiefer Sherwood as having a high chance of changing teams.
Sherwood is attractive to other NHL franchises due to his cap hit of $1.5 million and production, but Garland has a no-trade clause that won't start until July 1, 2026, on his recent six-year, $36 million contract.
Other Canucks players with contracts expiring soon who may also be up for trade are Evander Kane, Teddy Blueger, David Kampf, and Derek Forbort.
But as of the most recent update, the six players that have been publicly made available by the Canucks are Garland, Teddy Blueger, Drew O'Connor, Lukas Reichel, Evander Kane, and defenceman Derek Forbort.
"Forwards Conor Garland, Teddy Blueger, Drew O'Connor, Lukas Reichel and Evander Kane, and defenceman Derek Forbort are other players the Canucks are listening on."
- The Fourth Period
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Why Kiefer Sherwood could also be traded shortly
Another player, Sherwood, has not yet engaged his camp in contract negotiations, which may mean a trade is also on the horizon.
Defenceman Tyler Myers has also been rumoured to have been involved in trade speculation, although his team is tied up by his full no-trade clause, which won't go into effect until next season.
Meanwhile, Vancouver is also searching to add a second-line centre who is in his mid-20s and has term left on his contract.
Canucks' management is clearly opting to rebuild, opting to develop youth and extract maximum value out of more seasoned players.
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