Canucks Winger Could Be Dealt A Year After Massive Extension
Boeser could become a trade candidate as the Canucks continue their rebuild under new GM Ryan Johnson. There's been lots of speculation all summer that he could be dealt, but nothing has come of it yet.
Timing Makes Sense
TSN's Travis Yost argues Boeser's underlying shot-generation numbers, both at even strength and on the power play, have been trending in the wrong direction for years, making him more valuable as a trade chip now than he's likely to be in another year or two.
He still posted 22 goals and 48 points in 75 games last season, closing on his best stretch of the year with 10 points over his final 10 games, and has scored 20-plus goals in seven of his nine NHL seasons.
Watching Brock Boeser goals from his rookie season never gets old.
— Daily Faceoff Vancouver (@dfovancouver) July 30, 2026
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Boeser signed a seven-year, $50.75 million extension last summer before Vancouver's direction changed, and he carries a $7.25 million cap hit through 2031-32 with a full no-movement clause for four more seasons.
Where He Could Land
Seattle has repeatedly come up as the team to watch, given the Kraken's need for scoring and their ranking near the bottom of the league in goals per game since entering the NHL in 2021-22.
Boston is another interesting option, sitting on about $5.4 million in projected cap space and previously linked to Boeser as a replacement for pending free agent Viktor Arvidsson.
Brock Boeser is still a productive player, but he likely makes more sense as a coveted trade asset who could help accelerate the rebuild, @travisyost writes: https://t.co/oKlOrftysR
— TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) August 25, 2026
The New York Rangers have also been floated given their retool this offseason and need for another scorer on the right side, while Ottawa and Philadelphia round out the list of teams that make sense given their own needs up front.
Boeser has spent his entire 10-year NHL career with the Canucks, recording 226 goals and 256 assists for 482 total points across 629 games played.
He was drafted in the first-round (23rd overall) by Vancouver in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
