Vancouver Canucks now linked in NHL deadline day trade with biggest rival
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The Vancouver Canucks have been linked with a potential trade either leading up to or on deadline day, March 6th, with the team’s biggest rival, the Edmonton Oilers.
We’re less than three weeks away from the trade deadline and action is expected to start picking back up next Monday, once the National Hockey League’s Olympic roster freeze is lifted.
While adding more youth might be at the top of their minds in the coming months, the Vancouver Canucks should probably consider other options too to insulate those younger players with veterans who know what it takes to play in the National Hockey League.
Vancouver Canucks linked with potential deadline day move with their biggest rival
“In particular, the Canucks are in a position to take back distressed assets that other clubs need to move. One such asset is Edmonton Oilers winger Andrew Mangiapane. The Toronto native has been part of ongoing chatter positing the need to move him as part of a cap-clearing effort.” Quixtan said.
Last week, Andrew Mangiapane was among several names suggested as trade targets for the Vancouver Canucks by Thomas Drance and Harman Dayal of The Athletic, with the 29-year-old winger under contract for one more year beyond the 2025-26 campaign and could potentially be flipped ahead of next season’s trade deadline, if they’re well out of the playoff mix again, which is likely.
“Mangiapane isn’t as much of a slam-dunk bounce-back candidate as Foegele, but the former is probably a harder contract to trade right now, which means the Canucks would likely have a greater chance of netting a meaningful draft pick as a sweetener,” Dayal and Drance said.
Mangiapane hasn’t been as great of a fit as the Edmonton Oilers were hoping and with Stan Bowman looking to make a big addition or two before the deadline, he could move out the Toronto native, who makes $3.6 million annually, to shed some salary.
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Vancouver Canucks now linked in NHL deadline day trade with biggest rival
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