Sportsnet hockey insider Elliotte Friedman discussed all things Vancouver Canucks with Don Taylor and Rick Dhaliwal on Monday&#8217;s edition of Donnie &amp; Dhali – The Team on CHEK TV.

While discussing some on-ice personnel moves the Canucks&#8217; front office might try to make this summer, Friedman brought up a player the team&#8217;s former general manager Jim Benning brought in at the 2021 NHL Draft: @Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
&#8220;I just think that the Canucks have tried to look around to see if there&#8217;s a market there, at all,&#8221; Friedman said. &#8220;And don&#8217;t forget: OEL has say, because he&#8217;s got the no-move clause.&#8221;
Here&#8217;s the full video of Friedman&#8217;s appearance on Donnie &amp; Dhali. His discussion about Ekman-Larsson with Taylor begins at the 6:17 mark of the clip.
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The Canucks <a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/arizona-coyotes-trade-oliver-ekman-larsson-to-vancouver-canucks/c-325755104">traded</a> their 2021 first-round draft pick (later used to select Dylan Guenther), a 2022 second-round pick, a 2023 seventh-round pick, and forwards @Loui Eriksson, @Jay Beagle, and @Antoine Roussel to the Arizona Coyotes last July in exchange for Ekman-Larsson and @Conor Garland.
In 79 appearances with the Canucks this season, Ekman-Larsson scored five goals and 29 points while averaging 22:19 of ice-time per game. The 6&#8217;2&#8243; left-handed defenceman is signed through 2026–27 at an $8.25 million annual cap hit, although the Canucks are only on the hook for $7.26 million per year; Ekman-Larsson&#8217;s deal also contains a full no-movement clause.
While Ekman-Larsson&#8217;s name was involved in trade rumours during the 2020–21 season, <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLdotcom/status/1313539902060007426">reports indicated</a> the Canucks and Boston Bruins were the two leading contenders to acquire his services. Ekman-Larsson has full control over his destination in any potential trade.
Ekman-Larsson has 133 goals and 417 points in 848 career regular-season games with the Coyotes and Canucks. The &#8216;Yotes originally selected him with the sixth-overall pick in the 2009 NHL Draft.

Sportsnet hockey insider Elliotte Friedman discussed all things Vancouver Canucks with Don Taylor and Rick Dhaliwal on Monday's edition of Donnie &amp; Dhali – The Team on CHEK TV.



While discussing some on-ice personnel moves the Canucks' front office might try to make this summer, Friedman brought up a player the team's former general manager Jim Benning brought in at the 2021 NHL Draft: @Oliver Ekman-Larsson.

"I just think that the Canucks have tried to look around to see if there's a market there, at all," Friedman said. "And don't forget: OEL has say, because he's got the no-move clause."

Here's the full video of Friedman's appearance on Donnie &amp; Dhali. His discussion about Ekman-Larsson with Taylor begins at the 6:17 mark of the clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7zFkvZUpmk

The Canucks <a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/arizona-coyotes-trade-oliver-ekman-larsson-to-vancouver-canucks/c-325755104">traded</a> their 2021 first-round draft pick (later used to select Dylan Guenther), a 2022 second-round pick, a 2023 seventh-round pick, and forwards @Loui Eriksson, @Jay Beagle, and @Antoine Roussel to the Arizona Coyotes last July in exchange for Ekman-Larsson and @Conor Garland.

In 79 appearances with the Canucks this season, Ekman-Larsson scored five goals and 29 points while averaging 22:19 of ice-time per game. The 6'2" left-handed defenceman is signed through 2026–27 at an $8.25 million annual cap hit, although the Canucks are only on the hook for $7.26 million per year; Ekman-Larsson's deal also contains a full no-movement clause.

While Ekman-Larsson's name was involved in trade rumours during the 2020–21 season, <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLdotcom/status/1313539902060007426">reports indicated</a> the Canucks and Boston Bruins were the two leading contenders to acquire his services. Ekman-Larsson has full control over his destination in any potential trade.

Ekman-Larsson has 133 goals and 417 points in 848 career regular-season games with the Coyotes and Canucks. The 'Yotes originally selected him with the sixth-overall pick in the 2009 NHL Draft.

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