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\n25-Year-Old Free Agent Centerman Linked as a Solution to Canucks’ Lack of Depth Down the Middle<\/p>\n
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A 25-year-old free agent centerman could be the Vancouver Canucks’ solution to their lack of depth down the middle heading into the NHL’s 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n
Heading into the summer everyone knew that one area the Vancouver Canucks would like to address this summer is their center depth and while there’s no doubt they have a couple players in the AHL that could be NHL-ready, such as Aatu Raty<\/a>, losing someone like Pius Suter<\/a> will hurt.<\/p>\n As the summer drags on, Patrik Allvin and the Canucks are still evaluating their options when it comes to bringing in another centerman and some intriguing options have been suggested recently.<\/p>\n 25-year-old centerman could be solution to Vancouver Canucks’ lack of depth down the middle<\/p>\n After the club traded away Dakota Joshua<\/a> last week to Toronto, Patrik Allvin cleared up an additional $3.25 million in cap space that could be utilized this summer.Following Thomas Drance’s report that the Vancouver Canucks aren’t done adding to their roster<\/a>, it seems inevitable that they’ll either sign for or trade for another forward, putting good use to that cap space they opened up.”It may be mid-summer, but #Canucks management isn’t “off to the cottage” just yet.<\/p>\n Hear the club is monitoring a couple of the UFA options still on the market. No surprise given their recent history.<\/p>\n VAN needs to move out cap dollars first, + they’re actively working to do so.” Drance said.<\/p>\n In a recent article by Stephan Roget of Canucks Army, one name that was mentioned as a potential option for the club this summer is former Boston Bruins centerman Jakub Lauko, who became an unrestricted free agent on July 1st after they decided not to issue him a qualifying offer.<\/p>\n “It is the Year of the Rat in the NHL, and Lauko has developed a reputation as a decently effective agitator. He’s an adequate two-way fill-in guy in most senses, but perhaps the extra sandpaper could make him a little more interesting than the average replacement-level depth.” Roget said.<\/p>\n The Prague, Czechia native was traded by the Bruins last summer to the Wild for Vinni Lettieri<\/a>, with a draft pick going each way as well, but after 38 games in Minnesota, he was shipped back to Boston at the deadline.<\/p>\n In 56 games between Minnesota and Boston, Lauko registered 11 points (five goals, six assists), 47 penalty minutes and was a minus-13.<\/p>\n After losing some grit and physicality by trading Dakota Joshua<\/a>, Jakub Lauko could be a solid option to replace him in the bottom-six and he certainly wouldn’t break the bank either for Patrik Allvin.<\/p>\n Previously on CanucksDaily<\/p>\n POLL<\/p>\n 13 MINUTES AGO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04 ANSWERS<\/p>\n 25-Year-Old Free Agent Centerman Linked as a Solution to Canucks’ Lack of Depth Down the Middle<\/p>\n Do you think that Jakub Lauko would be a good fit for the Vancouver Canucks?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tCANUCKSDAILY.COM
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