CanucksArmy Top 25 of 2020: #4 — Report: Canucks are exploring the idea of trading Brock Boeser
By Zach Laing
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Just before teams began getting back together for pre-return-to-play practices, there were some rumblings the Canucks would explore trading Brock Boeser.
CanucksArmy editor David Quadrelli took a look at what that could be in a July 10 piece. It was the fourth most-read article this year.
Here’s some of what Quadrelli wrote:
Boeser is a solid player but the Canucks can live without him, especially if they’re going to improving the weakest part of their team in turn.But if you take Pettersson or Hughes away from this team? Well, the results aren’t going to be pretty, even if you’re fixing a need elsewhere.Another reason the Canucks would explore trading Boeser is because of how badly they want to re-sign Tyler Toffoli, who, admittedly, performed exceptionally well in his 10 game stint with the Canucks.The only issue is that Toffoli is five years older than Boeser and is also due for a new contract this offseason, which will likely come in around four years at $5 million.That will take Toffoli into his 30s and likely past the prime of his career, whereas with Boeser, there’s still a chance he develops into a legitimate threat to score 30+ goals for many seasons to come.It’s also important to note Boeser’s value isn’t exactly high right now, meaning now may not be the best time to trade him. He’s battled various injuries over the first three seasons of his career and it’s very possible that the Canucks haven’t seen the best of Brock Boeser yet.The Canucks aren’t going to be rushing to move on from Boeser, but if they do decide to pull the trigger on a deal this offseason, it will be with the intention of re-signing Tyler Toffoli, clearing out cap space, and improving the back end — all as the result of one move.
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