The Canucks have a problem on their hands involving Brock Boeser's contract situation, and an insider believes the Red Wings could target him this summer. As the <a href='https://www.nhl.com/standings/2025-04-17/wildcard' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Detroit Red Wings head into their ninth straight offseason without a playoff berth</a>, the pressure is on general manager Steve Yzerman to turn that around. Writing in a recent column following Detroit's April 15 season finale, <a href='https://x.com/m_bultman' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Max Bultman</a> of 'The Athletic' mentioned a primary issue that continues to plague Detroit: a lack of scoring depth. To fill that need, Bultman suggests the Red Wings target Vancouver Canucks winger Brock Boeser once free agency gets underway on July 1. Certainly, there are some free agent forwards to consider, whether it's Mitch Marner, Sam Bennett, Brad Marchand, Brock Boeser or Nikolaj Ehlers, Bultman wrote. «But whether it's one of those players or someone else, what the Red Wings can't do is just run this back and expect internal improvements to take care of everything. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/m_bultman/status/1914289262176190712'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Boeser, 28, had a 25-goal, 50-point season this year and might make it to the open market if contract talks with Vancouver do not progress. <h3>Boeser admitted that he doesn't believe he will be back with the Canucks</h3> Though Boeser hasn't officially ruled out staying with the Canucks, <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/brock-boeser-sends-one-final-message-to-the-city-of-vancouver-and-the-fans-ahead-of-free-agency' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>he did confirm that negotiations had reached a standstill</a>, namely over how long a potential deal would last. That leaves other teams, like Detroit, with a window to pounce. Honestly, it's unlikely at this point, Boeser said. It sucks, it's unfortunate. I'm just trying to play good hockey, and then I'll worry about everything after that. We'll see what happens, Boeser said. I'm sure they'll talk with my agent after the season and see if anything can come to an agreement or not. The Red Wings finished the season 39-35-8, five points back of the Eastern Conference wild-card spot. A steady scorer like <a href='https://www.nhl.com/canucks/player/brock-boeser-8478444' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Boeser</a>, a two-time NHL All-Star who previously had scored 40 goals in a season, can close the gap for them. Adding Boeser to the mix could be the kind of addition that puts Detroit in the playoff picture and gives Yzerman a bit more time to get things done in Hockeytown.