{"id":531470,"date":"2026-03-30T18:57:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/531470\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:57:13","slug":"canucks-zeev-buium-gets-72-million-contract-update-after-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/531470\/","title":{"rendered":"Canucks’ Zeev Buium gets $72 million contract update after trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the Vancouver Canucks<\/a> look back years from now on the trade that sent Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild<\/a>, their biggest takeaway from the deal will likely depend on Zeev Buium.<\/p>\n

The young defenseman was more or less the Hughes replacement that the Canucks got back. How he develops pretty much grades the trade by itself.<\/p>\n

And so far, Buium has done nothing to make it feel like he won’t turn into a great player.<\/p>\n

Still just 20, the 6-foot-tall left-shot defenseman has played in 35 games with the Canucks and averaged 20 minutes of ice time per contest while scoring two goals with seven assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a tough team situation like the Canucks are currently, it’s not expected that Buium would put up massive numbers. But he looks equipped to continue getting better.<\/p>\n

And at some point, a huge payday might be coming.<\/p>\n

Vancouver reporter Rick Dhaliwal<\/a> spoke in a new report and compared Buium to Luke Hughes and Jackson LaCombe, who both earn about $9 million per year on their current contracts.<\/p>\n

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If Buium were to sign a max-length contract with Vancouver for eight years, then you’re looking at something like $72 million over the length of the contract for Buium to be paid like those guys.<\/p>\n

Given that contracts often trend up, Buium could end up costing even more than that if he continues to look comfortable enough with the Canucks.<\/p>\n

Clearly, they thought highly enough of his future to go get him from Minnesota for Hughes.<\/p>\n

And soon enough, that could reward Buium with a fantastic payday.<\/p>\n

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