Today, a new report from David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period leaked a massive contract offer made by the Vancouver Canucks to Mikael Granlund. The Vancouver Canucks have mostly struck out so far in free agency with their biggest move being the <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/the-vancouver-canucks-officially-re-sign-brock-boeser' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>extension signed by forward Brock Boeser.</a> Heading into the 2025 offseason, the Canucks were expected to be major players in free agency but have yet to land any big names. A new report from David Pagnotta has revealed that the Canucks attempted to sign veteran forward Mikael Granlund but struck out <a href='https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-sign-granlund-to-three-year-contract' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>after being out bid by the Anaheim Ducks.</a> <h3>David Pagnotta Confirms Canucks Took A Big Swing To Sign Mikael Granlund</h3> According to Pagnotta, the Canucks offered Mikael Granlund a four-year deal around 6 million dollars per season. Unfortunately, the Ducks decided to give Granlund an extra million dollars on one less season. The Canucks had targeted Mikael Granlund as their primary option, according to sources, but the club was not willing to meet his contract demands. It is believed that Vancouver had discussed a four-year deal with Granlund worth around $6 million per season, but Granlund instead signed a three-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks worth $7 million per year. - David Pagnotta <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhlrumourreport/status/1942398738187837829'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> This move means that Granlund gave up more money overall at the end of the day to sign in Anaheim over Vancouver. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/benchrates/status/1941558193731010898'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Granlund would have provided a big boost down the middle for the Canucks after he racked up 44 points last season with the San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars. After missing out on Granlund many of the other big name free agents were already off the board signing elsewhere. Now, the Canucks continue to have a massive hole in their second line center spot that they now have to hope Filip Chytil can fill.