The Vancouver Canucks have no intention of rebuilding, and they aren’t interested in trading their top prospects
Sportsnet’s Iain MacIntyre: Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford said they are not interested in a rebuild, whether defenseman Quinn Hughes stays with the team long-term or not.
“A rebuild is not something we’re going to look at,” Rutherford told Sportsnet. “Like I said, we’re in a transition. But we’re not trading all these players for draft picks who may or may not play one day.”
Rutherford said General Manager Patrik Allvin is constantly calling teams in their search for a center, and when he talks to a team about a specific player, the asking price is simply too high: Tom Willander and Elias Pettersson (the youngest).
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He admits they could pay a high price in the trade and still not make the playoffs. They couldn’t do anything, get healthy and make the playoffs. They also take into account that it will be a good design for 2026.
There is no plan to trade Willander, Pettersson, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Braeden Cootes
Toxic energy comes from fans and not from the Nashville Predators locker room
NHL Rumors Report: Frank Seravalli of Bleacher Report on the Nashville Predators: “The vibe isn’t high; it seems like there’s a toxic energy, and they need to… flush that; it’s going to be hard for Trotz to move some of those veteran contracts; I think they just need to make a change.”
- Emma Lingan: “The “toxic energy” Frank mentions here refers to the toxic energy coming from the fanbase as they (understandably) demand change because the team sucks. There’s no feud in the locker room; everyone put down your drama boilers.”
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Top undrafted college free agents to watch
Mark Divver of NHL.com: A look at some of the best undrafted college free agents to watch this season.
Joshua Eernisse – University of Michigan – F – 6′ 2″, 217 lbs – Attended the Columbus Blue Jackets development camp this offseason.
Dylan Hrychkowian – Northeastern University – F – 5′ 10″, 180 lbs – Attended the Dallas Stars development camp this offseason.
TJ Hughes – University of Michigan – F – 6′ 0″, 183 lbs – Attended the New York Rangers development camp this offseason.
Bret Link – Colorado College – W – 6′ 3″, 195 lbs – Attended the Boston Bruins development camp this offseason.
Owen Michaels – Western Michigan University – C – 6′ 3″, 185 – Attended the Toronto Maple Leafs development camp this offseason.
Jack Musa – University of Massachusetts – F – 5′ 10″, 173
Brian Nicholas – Brown University – C – 6′ 2″, 185 – Attended the Rangers development camp this offseason.
Nathan Pilling – St. Thomas College – C – 6′ 4″, 209
Riley Thompson – Ohio State University – C – 6′ 4″, 222
JJ Wiebusch – Penn State – F – 6′ 1″, 180 – Attended the Rangers development camp this offseason.
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