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Report: Canucks Are Front-Runners For Jay Beagle

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By Harman Dayal

Jun 29, 2018, 17:42 EDT

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The Canucks are one step closer to bolstering their centre ice depth, rumoured as the front-runners for the services of Jay Beagle.

Bob McKenzie

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Multiple teams in on Jay Beagle but looks like VAN is front runner to land the UFA centre who is expected to leave WSH for a multi-year deal on July 1.

6:28 PM · Jun 29, 2018

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Beagle was leaned on by the Stanley Cup-winning Capitals to win key face-offs, kill penalties and centre the 4th line. He provides coveted intangibles including grit, but the merit of Vancouver’s interest should be questioned given that they already have a similar pivot in Brandon Sutter.

Moreover, Beagle turns 33 in October and is rumoured to be seeking a multi-year deal driven by recency bias.

Rick Dhaliwal

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Further to @TSNBobMcKenzie report that the #Canucks are frontrunners to land Jay Beagle. Sources tell me that Beagle contract could look like 3 years and 2.5 million dollars per year.

8:01 PM · Jun 29, 2018

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A contract of this mould would be a head-scratcher to say the least. Perhaps this deal would portend a Sutter trade, though that seems unlikely with how valuable he’s perceived by this management group.

Beagle finished the season registering just 22 points in 79 games.