When the Vancouver Canucks traded for Elias Lindholm, this probably wasn't what they had in mind. At Monday's practice at Rogers Arena, Lindholm was once again skating on the third line, between Ilya Mikheyev and Sam Lafferty. Assuming that's who he plays with Tuesday against the Buffalo Sabres, it'll mark the 10th straight game with Lindholm on line No. 3.
The Vancouver Canucks began this year's trade deadline season with a big splash when the team acquired center Elias Lindholm from the Calgary Flames on Jan. 31 in exchange for forward Andrei Kuzmenko, prospects Hunter Brustewicz and Joni Jurmo, along with a 2024 first-round pick and a conditional fourth-round pick. This trade kicked off trade season 2024 as the Canucks looked to have landed a big fish to help them in their quest for their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.
You couldn't help but detect a tinge of regret in Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin's voice last Friday. Fresh off doing nothing at NHL Trade Deadline, the Canucks GM took the podium and explained that he would've liked to do something, but the club's lack of cap space and a narrow list of trade targets combined to make it a fruitless day. It is very odd to hear trade rumours surrounding players who have recently been acquired, but that's been the case with both Calgary Flames imports. Last week, reports surfaced that the Canucks were exploring proposals around Jake Guentzel that included the Boston Bruins.
No | Player | P |
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88 | C | |
53 | C | |
6 | RW | |
82 | D | |
29 | G | |
35 | G | |
34 | LW | |
51 | D | |
8 | RW | |
21 | LW | |
17 | D | |
43 | D | |
81 | C | |
47 | D | |
18 | C | |
23 | C | |
65 | RW | |
9 | C | |
57 | D | |
40 | C | |
92 | RW | |
5 | D | |
31 | G | |
7 | D | |
24 | C | |
91 | D |