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Bruins in on Garland and Boeser; ‘plenty of competition’ for Garland: report
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Mar 2, 2026, 16:08 ESTUpdated: Mar 2, 2026, 17:41 EST
Elias Pettersson. Tyler Myers. Jake DeBrusk. All three of the pending unrestricted free agents. It seems that almost every Vancouver Canucks player — aside from Filip Hronek, of course — has found themselves in the NHL rumour mill lately.
It makes sense too. Why wouldn’t the 32nd-place Canucks be listening to opposing teams’ offers on just about anyone? As we head into NHL Trade Deadline week, the Canucks should be one of the team’s most active teams as they look to knock their first deadline since declaring themselves an actively rebuilding franchise out of the park.
Could that include moving out a veteran player with some term left on their contract? You’d hope so. Two players who fall under that category are Conor Garland and Brock Boeser. While Boeser’s contract carries a full no-move clause, Garland’s six-year extension with the Canucks doesn’t kick in until July 1st. And until then, Garland has no trade protection, which makes him a prime candidate for the Canucks to try to sell high on.
According to a report from RG.org’s James Murphy, the Boston Bruins are ‘back in’ on Garland, and have some interest in Boeser as well.
“According to two NHL sources, Canucks wingers Conor Garland and Brock Boeser are in play as the March 6 NHL Trade Deadline approaches, and the Bruins once again have interest in both…On June 25, RG reported that the Bruins were one of multiple teams set to pursue Brock Boeser if he became an unrestricted free agent last July 1.“‘I’m told it’s much more likely Garland gets dealt rather than Boeser, and the Bruins are right there,’ another NHL source told RG on Saturday night. ‘They’re in on other things too, the Blues and [Justin] Faulk, but they have circled back on Garland.'”“Just after American Thanksgiving, RG reported that the Bruins were calling the Canucks about Garland and then-Canucks winger Kiefer Sherwood, who was eventually dealt to the San Jose Sharks on Jan. 19.”
In a post to X.com a few hours after his initial report, Murphy added, “Just got another call on this, and let’s say the [Bruins] have plenty of competition on Conor Garland.
As for Boeser, reports emerged last week that Boeser would be willing to waive his NMC for the right situation, and while most people seem to think that only means Boeser’s hometown Minnesota Wild, Boston might be a desirable destination as well. Boeser, who turned 29 last month, re-signed with the Canucks in free agency this past offseason, inking a seven-year contract with an annual average value of $7.25 million.
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