The Canucks have just three NHL defencemen under contract for next season.
Eight defencemen ended the season on the Vancouver Canucks’ roster. Just three of those defencemen have a contract for next season: Quinn Hughes, Carson Soucy, and Noah Juulsen.Filip Hronek is a restricted free agent in line for a significant raise, who the Canucks could re-sign themselves or trade to another team for help in another area of need on their roster.
Free agency is not the only option, of course. The Canucks could look to prospects to push for depth role and Hronek, Zadorov, and Friedman all came to the Canucks via trades last year. But free agency is an option the Canucks need to keep in mind as they explore their plans for next season. This past season’s success may have made the Canucks a more desirable location for free agents than in previous years.
One option worth exploring is Dylan DeMelo, who ate up a lot of minutes for the Winnipeg Jets and has the type of puckhandling skills and passing that ought to mesh well with Hughes, even if he’s not as offensively gifted as Hronek. He played alongside Josh Morrisey in Winnipeg — sliding onto Hughes’ right side shouldn’t be a problem.
If Tyler Myers leaves in free agency, then… After several seasons as a scapegoat, Tyler Myers won his way back into the hearts of Canucks fans this past year, playing second-pairing minutes against tough competition. He settled his game down in Rick Tocchet’s system and wasn’t prone to the big mistakes he made in previous seasons.Pesce, Walker, and Tanev could be options here, though they might be too costly.
If Kevin Shattenkirk is looking for one more shot at a Stanley Cup, a one-year contract in Vancouver could be an option. He’d fit the Cup-winning veteran role of an Ian Cole. He was a third-pairing defenceman this past season but played a top-four role the season before that with the Anaheim Ducks.
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