Vancouver Canucks claim Curtis Douglas who is one of three players picked up on waivers

Mar 6, 2026 (2:15 PM)

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Elliotte Friedman's waiver note hit fast, Curtis Douglas to the Vancouver Canucks gives this roster a cheap, mean deadline-day shove.

Douglas turns 26 today, was drafted in 2018, round four, by Dallas, and carries a $775,000 cap hit on an expiring deal.

That matters because Vancouver needs size that does not wreck the books, and Douglas brings it for tonight and for the final stretch.

He is not arriving as a scorer.

In 29 NHL games with Tampa Bay this season, Douglas has 0-2-2 and 92 penalty minutes, which tells you exactly what kind of shift he wants.

At 6-foot-9, he gives Adam Foote a true bottom-six hammer, a forecheck disruptor, and a net-front body when the game gets ugly.

The Canucks also need bodies because the injury picture is still rough, with Thatcher Demko done for the season and Filip Chytil out.

That is why this claim feels practical, not flashy.

Here are the other players that were also claimed today:

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Canucks fans are past the point of chasing pretty, they want players who can survive heavy minutes and make the next game nastier.

Douglas is a Group 6 UFA after this season, so there is no long-term promise here.

There is also no clause attached, which makes the move clean and low-risk on a roster still trying to stay flexible.

If he dresses against Chicago on Friday, the job is simple, finish checks, protect teammates, and give Vancouver a fourth-line identity.

This does not fix the top six or the blue line.

But for a battered team trying to get through Friday and still breathe after the deadline, Curtis Douglas makes hockey sense right now.

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