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An NHL insider has given a big update this week on the trade rumors involving Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland, with several teams interested.
The National Hockey League might be on three-week break for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy, but that isn’t slowing down the rumor mill, as a number of Vancouver Canucks could find their way out of town before the deadline in early March.
“There’s been some discussion about Conor Garland, but I’ve heard the preference is to keep him. Another incredibly competitive guy who works. It comes down to someone making an offer they can’t say no to.” Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman said back in November.
NHL insider gives update on trade rumors involving Vancouver Canucks’ Conor Garland
According to Rick Dhaliwal, he doesn’t believe that Conor Garland wants to be traded by the Canucks, but the team is exploring the possibility in order to see what they could get for him on the market.
Dhaliwal went on to add that if a trade is to occur in 2026 featuring Conor Garland, it will have to happen either before the deadline on Friday, March 6th or around the NHL Entry Draft as after July 1st, Patrik Allvin’s options will be severely limited due to that aforementioned no-movement clause.
As much as Conor Garland has become a fan favourite in Vancouver since arriving in town back in the summer of 2021, it’s safe to say that the Canucks might have jumped the gun when it came to giving him a contract extension during the offseason.
His production hasn’t been great this season, but neither has anyone’s on the Canucks’ roster, and ultimately, it might limit what Patrik Allvin and the club could get in return for him heading into the deadline, which is just 27 days away.
The Canucks could go either way with Conor Garland though, they could keep him around as a leadership piece for the rebuild, potentially even as their next captain, or if they’re given an offer they really like, they could move him, it’s hard to say at this moment which direction the organization would prefer to go.
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NHL insider gives big update on trade rumors involving Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland
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