{"id":494641,"date":"2026-03-09T11:29:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/494641\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:29:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:29:58","slug":"vancouver-canucks-trade-conor-garland-to-columbus-blue-jackets-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/494641\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Canucks trade Conor Garland to Columbus Blue Jackets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi16jJseKgtuIfmr-zEOD8LRI58AjrhrQQkFjqqrgTmfy2fnmJ5NSiXfyNnOhisoXa9LZVIwcGRtqc9k-T3zqgJ6YdwupUWU1O4IwvQK-OObVkbt1iBFW0Fflk2y1FioerPO5Ukgled8lZd74xdw-9kY1vNWdNKF5sQS4ZuktanQ8hlmVvfVmZHD2WMKsk\/s6141\/USATSI_28105116.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4094\" data-original-width=\"6141\" height=\"266\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_28105116.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Vancouver Canucks&#8217; fire sale continues, as they&#8217;ve dealt a huge contract off their books.<\/p>\n<p>The Canucks sent forward Conor Garland to the Columbus Blue Jackets, in exchange for a 2028 second-round pick, and a 2026 third-round pick. Garland hasn&#8217;t even had his new extension kick in, and the Canucks are moving on.<\/p>\n<p>The pesky forward is in the final season of his current contract, earning $4.95 million AAV, and next season has his extension start, which is a six-year deal, at $6 million AAV. Garland&#8217;s struggled this season, much like most players on the Canucks. In 50 games this year, he&#8217;s scored seven goals and 19 assists, and is known for being a strong defensive minded forward, and someone who plays tough, even though he&#8217;s undersized.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We really appreciate all that Conor has done for the hockey club and want to thank him for his five years in Vancouver,&#8221; Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said in a news release. &#8220;A play-driver and strong competitor, he was a key contributor on the ice. Collecting two more draft picks aligns really well with our vision moving forward and will help us in our rebuild.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Conor Garland, acquired by CBJ, is a feisty playmaking winger with lots of puck skills and a nose for the dirty areas of the ice. Not having his best year but when he&#8217;s on he can drive a line with his passing and scoring ability. Biggest weakness is turnovers. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#CBJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4OJH1roiQN\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4OJH1roiQN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JFresh (@JFreshHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JFreshHockey\/status\/2029787471295262780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Blue Jackets land a core piece for years to come, and are trying to make the playoffs this season, sitting just one point out of the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit:\u00a0\u00a0Bob Frid-Imagn Images\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Vancouver Canucks&#8217; fire sale continues, as they&#8217;ve dealt a huge contract off their books. 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