The Vancouver Canucks picked up their second straight win last night as they beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2. They have struggled as of late going 6-8-5 in their last 19 games. Reports have indicated that JT Miller and/or Elias Pettersson may be available come trade deadline. Just last week JT Miller was given permission to speak with the New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes. Today reports are that Brock Boeser may now be available. It’s also reported that if he isn’t moved by the deadline Boeser could be made available on July 1st.
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Brock Boeser
Boeser is in his ninth season in the NHL, all with the Canucks. He was drafted 23rd overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. He finished second in the Calder Memorial Trophy voting in 2017-18. That season in 62 games he had 55 points on 29 goals and 26 assists. Last season he finished with a career-high in points, and goals. He finished with 73 points on 40 goals and 33 assists. This season in 42 games he has 33 points on 16 goals and 17 assists. He is third on the team in points, second in goals, and fifth in assists. Currently, he is on a five-game point streak.
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Potential Suitors
New Jersey Devils
The Devils make sense for Boeser especially as they look to make a move to counter what the Hurricanes did over the weekend. He would be a nice piece to add to the Timo Meier and Dawson Mercer line and allow them to move Stefan Noesen down to the third line and provide secondary scoring in the bottom six.
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Blue Jackets have been a pleasant surprise this season and would be a nice landing spot for Boeser. He can provide scoring on the second line as they are likely to not move Kirill Marchenko off the first line.
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lightning currently has a second line of Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli, and Conor Geekie. Acquiring Boeser would allow them to move Geekie down and have a solid combo of Hagel, Cirelli, and Boeser in their top six.
Washington Capitals
The Capitals don’t need a goal scorer but they need help on their power-play and Boeser can provide that. He has 138 career power-play points in his career and could be a nice addition to the power-play one with Alex Ovechkin.
Los Angeles Kings
The Kings are another team that makes sense for Boeser. The Canucks and Kings made a trade back in 2020 in which Tyler Toffoli was traded to the Canucks. Boeser would be a nice piece to put with Warren Foegele, and Quinton Byfield on the second line and could make the Kings a dangerous team in the Western Conference come playoff time.
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