The Vancouver Canucks might be in on another potential free agent.

On Saturday, the St. Louis Blues placed forward Alexandre Texier on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination. If he were to clear on Sunday, he would become an unrestricted free agent.

One of the teams interested in the 26-year-old is the Canucks, according to Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie & Dhali – The Team. He stated that he believes Vancouver has been in contact with Texier’s agent, Dan Milstein.

With a number of forwards injured, including Flip Chytil and Teddy Blueger, the Canucks seemingly have a desire to add more players to their roster with NHL experience.

It has been a tough couple of years for Texier. After appearing in just 31 games last season, the French winger has been limited to just eight of the Blues’ first 21 games of the season. He was designated to the non-roster list on Thursday in order to make room for Jake Neighbours before being placed on waivers.

Texier cleared waivers on Friday and was promptly assigned to St. Louis’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds.

Texier was in the midst of the final season of his two-year contract he signed with the Blues in June 2024 after his signing rights were traded to the Blues by the Columbus Blue Jackets. That deal has an AAV of $2.1 million.

At one point, Texier was regarded as a solid prospect. He was taken by the Blue Jackets in the second round of the 2017 NHL Draft, but never found his scoring touch in the league. After being loaned to the ZSC Lions of the National League in Switzerland in 2022-23, he returned to Columbus to set career highs in goals (12) and points (30).

Texier has appeared in 240 regular-season games in his NHL career, scoring 40 goals and 51 assists for 91 points. He’s also added eight points in 21 postseason contests.

If the Canucks were to add Texier, it would mark the second time this season they have acquired a player who previously had his contract terminated. Just last weekend, Vancouver signed forward David Kampf to a one-year deal, not long after his previous deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs was wiped. That contract has a cap hit of $1.1 million.