Canucks Trade Rumors: Update on Canucks' Goal for an Evander Kane Trade

Vancouver Canucks forward Evander Kane in a fight

Two notable Vancouver Canucks have been moved thus far, but there are undoubtedly more to come as the team engages in what they're calling a 'hybrid rebuild'. After Quinn Hughes and Kiefer Sherwood, the next to go could be physical forward Evander Kane.

He's been linked to a number of teams to this point, but Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal gives us the latest buzz on the hometown power forward and what the team might be looking for in return.

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"I'm told that there's teams like Colorado and Tampa Bay poking around," said Dhaliwal. "Can the Canucks get a second-rounder for him? Or a third?

"One thing about Kane, a lot of playoff teams are interested. (He has) a lot of NHL playoff goals. Big body, can wear teams down. Why do you think Colorado is interested? They see some value in this player.

"The Kings just lost Kevin Fiala. Are they now into Kane more? Think about it."

The Canucks only had to trade a fourth-rounder to Edmonton to land Kane last summer, so the thought that a team would feel he's worth more than that at this point is in question. On the other hand, with the playoffs not too far off, the battle-tested Kane could actually have more value than he does in the middle of the summer.

The 34-year-old is not having a good season in Vancouver, but as Dhaliwal alluded to, Kane has a history of getting it done in the postseason. His 13 goals in 15 games led the entire Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2022, and overall, in 97 playoff games, he has 32 goals. And let's not forget his 388 hits in that span. Two qualities that come in handy in April, May & June.

And with the Avs in a real dogfight in the Central, a team like the Kings desperately in need of a forward, and the Lightning looking to solidify their spot as a true Eastern power, that fourth-round offer could become a third, or even a second, as Dhaliwal suggested.