With just four games remaining on the Vancouver Canucks schedule, there’s nothing but pride for the team to play for. Free agents will still be playing hard to build their stock for an upcoming payday. And for Brock Boeser, that payday doesn’t look to be coming from the Canucks.

In a recent interview with Sportsnet’s Iain MacIntyre, Boeser shared that it’s unlikely he will return to Vancouver next season:

Boeser goes on to say that he refuses to talk to his agent, Ben Hankinson, to allow him to focus on finishing this season strong. The winger admitted that he’s learned that all the outside noise and distractions this season have affected his game.

The Burnsville, Minnesota native is in the final year of his three-year, $19.95 million contract that pays him $6.65 million annually. Boeser looks to cash in for the final lengthy contract of his career as a 28-year-old.

Boeser missed seven games earlier this season after he suffered a concussion after taking a blindside hit to the head from Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot. Despite the absence, Boeser has scored 25 goals and 24 assists for 49 points, with four games remaining.

The 2023-2024 season was a career year for Boeser, as he scored a career-high 40 goals and 33 assists for 73 points in 81 games. This marked his first season playing above 75 games in a single season. Despite these efforts, Boeser was not asked to be a part of Team USA’s roster for the 4 Nations Face-off this past February.

Previous reports indicated the Canucks offered Boeser a five-year, $8 million per year extension earlier this season, to which was declined. With the two sides still not coming to an agreement on a contract extension, there were reports that Boeser could have been traded at the past NHL Trade Deadline. However, the Canucks decided to keep their sniper for a playoff push.

Now, with Boeser’s comments today, Vancouver is likely to lose their leading goal-scorer and longest-tenure Canuck to free agency.