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Will Vancouver Canucks try to re-sign Boeser or is it already too late?

Colton Pankiw
Colton Pankiw
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May 31 2025, 8:54 pm
Will Vancouver Canucks try to re-sign Boeser or is it already too late?
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The Vancouver Canucks management may be having second thoughts on how they’ve handled things with Brock Boeser to this point.

Throughout the 2024-25 season, it didn’t seem like Canucks management showed as much interest as one would expect when it came to re-signing the pending UFA. In fact, GM Patrik Allvin had some comments that some viewed as a shot toward the 28-year-old when asked why he didn’t move him at the trade deadline.

ā€œIf 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 said.

The Canucks were reported to have offered him a five-year, $40 million contract prior to the trade deadline, but that felt like a rather underwhelming offer for a player who would be seeking out a seven-year contract in free agency. For what it’s worth, AFP Analytics is projecting him to sign a six-year deal with roughly an $8.5 million cap hit.

What makes this whole situation interesting is that the Canucks lack goal scorers throughout their lineup. There aren’t a ton available on the free agent market this offseason, and the organization doesn’t have a cupboard full of assets to make a deal for one. That may result in them shifting their focus back to signing Boeser, but CHEK TV’s Rick Dhaliwal seems to believe that time has passed.

“Most likely it’s too late,” Dhaliwal said. “[I] still get the feeling Brock felt disrespected this year. They did not go to him in the summer. And then the two Pittsburgh Penguins [Marcus Pettersson and Drew O’Connor] and they sign both of them in two weeks. And Allvin’s comments at the trade deadline about Brock, that didn’t go over well with the Boeser camp.”

Dhaliwal did however go on to say that he does not believe the Canucks are 100 per cent out when it comes to bringing back Boeser, though it doesn’t sound particularly promising at this time.

Of course, Boeser seemed to confirm that himself well over a month ago when he admitted that the possibility of him re-signing with the Canucks was, “Unlikely at this point.” While things can change between now and free agency on July 1, it’s looking more likely by the day that Boeser is wearing different threads to kick off the 2025-26 season.

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