Failed Boeser trade details revealed between Vancouver Canucks and two other teams
The Vancouver Canucks were not able to trade Brock Boeser before Friday’s trade deadline, but we now have more insight into the offers they received.
Boeser, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, will stick around to help out the Canucks on their upcoming playoff push. Beyond that, however, it’s unclear how much longer he will spend in a Vancouver jersey.
GM Patrik Allvin tried to trade to the former 40-goal scorer on Friday but told the media that the offers just weren’t good enough.
“If I told you what I was offered for Brock Boeser, I think I would have to run out of here because you would not believe me,” Allvin told reporters.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Saturday night that the Canucks had let teams know that they would not settle for anything less than a first-round pick in exchange for Boeser.
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Postmedia’s Patrick Johnston has revealed there was varying levels of interest in Boeser from at least two teams, the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers.
The Hurricanes were offering centre Jesperi Kotkaniemi and a first-round pick, per Johnston’s report, but the deal hit a snag because Carolina also wanted one of Vancouver’s prospects.
Johnston also reported that the Panthers had interest in Boeser at the deadline, but they shifted gears to acquire Brad Marchand instead.
A deal may have also been hampered by the drawn-out Mikko Rantanen trade to the Dallas Stars. Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky admitted in his post-deadline presser that his management group was hampered when it came to making other moves due to the sheer amount of time it took to figure things out with Dallas.
If that hadn’t been the case, perhaps the Canucks would have been able to use that extra time to forge a deal with Carolina.
With Boeser remaining with the Canucks, Vancouver management is taking a risk. They failed to capitalize on getting assets in return for the player and are now walking down a road with just two paths. Either they sign Boeser to an extension or lose him for nothing in free agency.