The Stanley Cup Final is finally over so the off-season can well and truly begin.<\/p>\n
Of course, for the Vancouver Canucks<\/a>, the off-season has been going for weeks and word is the new management team continues to grind away at reshaping the NHL roster<\/a>.<\/p>\n With the team fully committed to a rebuild, there are still several veterans it would seem that the Canucks would be willing to part with. What they want in return isn\u2019t clear, but as one source said: \u201cThey are shopping virtually everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n Here are the four main names Postmedia News has heard are being shopped around the league:<\/p>\n Brock Boeser<\/a><\/p>\n As the veteran winger himself quipped before the NHL trade deadline in March, it wouldn\u2019t be the deadline if his name wasn\u2019t out there as a talking point. He\u2019s long said how it rattles him, even as he knows it\u2019s part of the business.<\/p>\n With the Canucks in transition, looking to start a new era focused on players a decade or more younger than Boeser \u2014 he turns 30 next February \u2014 it was fair to wonder whether he really wanted to stick around. He\u2019s been a strong playoff performer when the Canucks have made the playoffs \u2014 11 goals and 12 assists in 29 career playoff games \u2014 and remains reliable for 25 goals in the regular season.<\/p>\n His foot speed has always been the main criticism about him and it probably keeps the trade talk surrounding him to less than it should be, but there\u2019s little doubt based on what sources around the NHL are saying that his name is out there as \u201cavailable.\u201d<\/p>\n But that doesn\u2019t mean the Canucks are going out of their way to deal him, of course.<\/p>\n Nils Hoglander<\/a><\/p>\n The pesky winger is coming off an awful season. He suffered an injury in training camp and didn\u2019t get back into action until December. He scored just two goals and struggled for ice time; he clearly was at odds with former head coach Adam Foote, who was critical of Hoglander\u2019s decision-making at times while the winger himself expressed quiet frustration at the lack of trust he was being shown.<\/p>\n One source suggested the new management team feels it\u2019s time for Hoglander to move on, to get a fresh start. If he does get dealt, it wouldn\u2019t be for much, even if he\u2019s got obvious scoring talent.<\/p>\n Jake DeBrusk<\/p>\n As has been said more than once in these pages, DeBrusk signed on for a different project than the one he finds himself in and has been rather open<\/a> about having doubts whether he\u2019s the right fit for a rebuilding team. Even if he\u2019s been privately frustrated at the state of the team \u2014 though he\u2019s told reporters more than once that he\u2019s OK with the situation here \u2014 he\u2019s not looked frustrated in his play, as he\u2019s been a high-quality power play weapon over his two seasons in Vancouver.<\/p>\n The Ottawa Senators reportedly have an interest in him and you\u2019ve got to think that teams will look at his relatively low salary cap hit and solid scoring record as something worth chasing.<\/p>\n Again, he\u2019s a name that\u2019s understood by rival teams to be a player the Canucks are ready and willing to trade.<\/p>\n Elias Pettersson<\/a><\/p>\n And finally, there\u2019s the Canucks\u2019 No. 1 centre, who has insisted publicly he wants to stay<\/a>, that he wants to be part of the rebuilding Canucks. And yet you can\u2019t help but look at how frustrated he\u2019s been over the past two seasons, in so many ways, and think he would be better off with a fresh start.<\/p>\n A source confirmed that the Los Angeles Kings considered a move for him before the trade deadline and now with Anze Kopitar heading into retirement, you would think they\u2019ll revisit the question. His scoring struggles are well-documented but his defensive game remains high-quality.<\/p>\n Would getting a chance to play with a winger like Kevin Fiala change his trajectory?<\/p>\n