NHL Insider Leaks Canucks' Trade Plans Amid Centre Depth Questions

The Canucks appear to have entered this summer with confidence that, between an injury-free Filip Chytil and the late-season arrival of Aatu Räty, they have enough depth in the middle at centre to muddle through the short term.

With that in mind, a player like Jack Roslovic, while centre-eligible, doesn't make out to be the full-time solution Vancouver is searching for down the middle.

The club is already monitoring its options and would act quickly if the proper middle-six centre became available.

Realistically, however, a deal may not be more than a week or two past Canadian Thanksgiving, if it ends up happening, as NHL insider Thomas Drance leaked some information that suggests the Canucks are quite content with the centers they currently have on the team and would opt to skip out on a trade.

Over the past three years, Vancouver has engineered significant trades in October due to other teams having hard roster decisions. It's a timeline worth watching again this fall if the team decides to change tune.

Despite their initial preference to strengthen centre depth as soon as possible, management now appears comfortable with heading into the season with Chytil, Räty, and what it has in-house.

If the Canucks are only able to be patient until November for the upgrade they desire, the team believes it has enough internal candidates to ride this out until the right time comes around.

In short, Vancouver's approach is conservative: have faith in the evolution of its youthful centers right now, but remain prepared to jump if and when the market awakens.