Travis Dermott with the Vancouver Canucks.

Photo credit: Charles LeClaire – Imagn Images.

A former Vancouver Canucks defenseman with close to 350 games experience in the league is looking for a return to the NHL after having offseason surgery.

With that said, while Vancouver might not end up looking at top names on the market as they have been since the season began, there are some depth players that could intrigue Patrik Allvin & the management group as they’ll need to fill some holes on the roster if they end up moving out their pending unrestricted free agents.

A report from NHL insider Elliotte Friedman on Tuesday said that a former Vancouver Canucks defenseman is looking to return to the league and many wonder if a reunion could take place.

Former Vancouver Canucks defenseman looking for NHL return after offseason surgery

In a post on social media, Elliotte Friedman shared that former Vancouver Canucks defenseman Travis Dermott is back at full health after having shoulder surgery in the offseason and has resumed skating in Mississauga, Ontario.

Friedman added that Dermott is actively looking for his next landing spot and is hoping to return to the National Hockey League in the months to come.

“Travis Dermott – who has played 348 NHL games – had left shoulder surgery to correct some recurring problems on July 23

Now healthy, he is training and skating in Mississauga, looking for a landing spot to resume his career.

Good luck to him” Friedman said on X.

Dermott, a native of Newmarket, Ontario, has appeared in 348 games in the National Hockey League, 28 of which came as a member of the Vancouver Canucks during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons where he had three points, two penalty minutes and was a plus-one.

If the Vancouver Canucks happen to move on from pending UFA Derek Forbort and some others on the blue line including Quinn Hughes and Tyler Myers, perhaps there could be room for a reunion with Travis Dermott on a one-year deal around the league minimum, but we’ll have to wait until early 2026 before that can be considered.

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