The Vancouver Canucks are “open for business” but will remain patient and let the market come to them, Sportsnet’s Elliott Friedman said in a headline on Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday. The Canucks are in no rush to make any trades at this time.
Transcribed by NHLRumors.com
Ron MacLean: “Vancouver, we’re open for business, yes. So what’s going on there?”
Elliot Friedman: “So one thing that comes to mind is that maybe we might see something happen soon with Kiefer Sherwood because he’s an unrestricted free agent. He’s a really good player. His salary is within everyone’s reach. I think there’s going to be a lot of interest. I was told today that it doesn’t necessarily look like it’s going to be anytime soon. There’s nothing imminent in Vancouver right now.”
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Connor Garland will not play tonight (Saturday night). This has to do with injuries. Before anyone comes to any conclusions, it’s not believed to be serious, but he didn’t play, not because of the trade, but because of injury concerns.
But the thing is, I think some teams are very interested. I think teams like Minnesota, Boston, possibly Philadelphia. But the people I called around didn’t get the sense that anything was about to happen in Vancouver, and they were happy to take the time to see what the market was like and wait if necessary. Again, the goal is to get younger. Everyone knows they want to be younger and they wait until they get something they like. “
McLean: They’re still young, but Quinn Hughes is nothing. “
Friedman: “I know you’re going to ask me this question, like every week you ask me, Quinn Hughes, nothing.”
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NHLRumors.com NOTE: Then again, the Canucks don’t have many easily mobile players. Kiefer Sherwood was most interested. The Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabers are all interested in Sherwood, according to Jimmy Murphy of RG Media. Rick Dhaliwal says you can add the Minnesota Wild to that list, too. As for Connor Garland, expect the Boston Bruins to take another shot at him.
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