<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While the bulk of the <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/combinations">Vancouver Canucks&#8217;</a> offseason heavy lifting – if we can call it that – has <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/what-does-vancouver-canucks-projected-lineup-post-nhl-free-agency">already been done</a>, that doesn’t mean the job of roster construction is complete. With in-season acquisitions of Filip Hronek, Nikita Zadorov, Elias Lindholm, Marcus Pettersson and Drew O’Connor over the past three seasons, it’s clear the Canucks front office is prepared to be active on the trade front as next season unfolds. As for what’s left for this management group to do before opening night, well, there are still a handful of items on the team’s ‘to do’ list.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">TRAINING CAMP ANNOUNCEMENT</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It was this week a year ago the hockey club announced it was taking main training camp to Penticton. While the South Okanagan Events Centre was a terrific host venue, it’s not likely the team will return to Penticton for a second straight training camp. Whistler and Victoria have become mainstays in the rotation while Abbotsford hosted the team’s 2021 training camp. Kelowna would make perfect sense as a full circle location for both new head coach Adam Foote and assistant coach Brett McLean. Of course, the team could elect to stick close to home and conduct camp in house at Rogers Arena.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">POSSIBLE EXTENSION FOR SHERWOOD</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While the Canucks re-signed Brock Boeser and doled out extensions for Conor Garland and Thatcher Demko this week, they could still finalize an <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/what-would-kiefer-sherwood-extension-look-with-vancouver-canucks">extension for Kiefer Sherwood this summer</a>. Patrik Allvin confirmed to Sportsnet 650 this week that the club has had preliminary discussions with the agent for the NHL’s hits king. Sherwood is entering the second and final season of a two-year pact worth $1.5 million. He was one of the best bargains in free agency 12 months ago scoring 19 goals and racking up a league-record 462 hits. </span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">RFA DEALS FOR WOO &amp; TOLOPILO</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While the Abbotsford Canucks still bask in the glow of last month’s Calder Cup championship, two members of that team need new contracts. Jett Woo and Nikita Tolopilo both received qualifying offers from the organization, but both remain unsigned restricted free agents. Woo ate up big minutes in Abbotsford all season and would be a veteran presence on the minor league blueline again next season. He’ll turn 25 later this month and still hoping for his first NHL opportunity. Tolopilo served as Arturs Silovs back-up throughout the AHL Playoffs making one relief appearance in the second round against Coachella Valley. He also made a pair of NHL starts late in the season. Neither deal should be difficult to hammer out. And neither player is a likely target for an offer sheet from a competing organization.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">SURVEY THE SILOVS TRADE MARKET</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With Thatcher Demko and Kevin Lankinen both under contract long term, the future for Arturs Silovs is uncertain to say the least. The 24-year-old Latvian was sensational earning AHL Playoff MVP honours. But he will require waivers next season to be assigned to the minors. As such, there’s likely another team that would claim him. The Canucks have to be mindful of that and certainly don’t want to lose an asset for nothing. This isn’t something that has to be resolved today or tomorrow, but it seems unlikely that Silovs will still be in the mix by the time training camp rolls around. Never say never, but a late summer trade seems likely.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">SEARCH FOR CENTRE ICE HELP</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Canucks need to continue their quest to upgrade at centre ice. Whether that means keeping tabs on Jack Roslovic as an unrestricted free agent or circling back with Minnesota on a Marco Rossi deal, the club needs help down the middle and can’t ignore potential options as the summer unfolds. Two years ago, the Canucks found Pius Suter in the bargain bin on August 11th. So, with that in mind, they need to stay on top of the market in case a surprise option shakes free. </span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">PRACTICE FACILITY</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">No list like this would or could be complete without a mention of the practice facility. While no announcement on this file seems imminent, the quest to find a location for a new home practice base surely continues. And maybe, just maybe, the club will surprise us all at some point over the next few months with developing news on this front. </span></p>
<h2>FINISH SEAT REPLACEMENT</h2>
<p>This isn&#8217;t really the front office&#8217;s responsibility. No one expects Jim Rutherford and Patrik Allvin to be in the Rogers Arena bowl in coveralls and with wrenches in hand. But, as an organization, there is certainly work to do to complete the promised task of replacing all of the seats in the arena. As of last week, about 75% of the lower bowl had been converted from burgundy to new black seats. However, work had yet to begin on the upper bowl. Word from the hockey club was that the project would be completed before opening night. So that gives the Canucks three months still, which seems like enough time to see this project through to conclusion.</p>
<h2><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/what-does-vancouver-canucks-projected-lineup-post-nhl-free-agency">READ NEXT: What does the Canucks’ projected lineup look like post NHL free agency?</a></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">While the bulk of the <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/combinations">Vancouver Canucks'</a> offseason heavy lifting – if we can call it that – has <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/what-does-vancouver-canucks-projected-lineup-post-nhl-free-agency">already been done</a>, that doesn’t mean the job of roster construction is complete. With in-season acquisitions of Filip Hronek, Nikita Zadorov, Elias Lindholm, Marcus Pettersson and Drew O’Connor over the past three seasons, it’s clear the Canucks front office is prepared to be active on the trade front as next season unfolds. As for what’s left for this management group to do before opening night, well, there are still a handful of items on the team’s ‘to do’ list.</span>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">TRAINING CAMP ANNOUNCEMENT</span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">It was this week a year ago the hockey club announced it was taking main training camp to Penticton. While the South Okanagan Events Centre was a terrific host venue, it’s not likely the team will return to Penticton for a second straight training camp. Whistler and Victoria have become mainstays in the rotation while Abbotsford hosted the team’s 2021 training camp. Kelowna would make perfect sense as a full circle location for both new head coach Adam Foote and assistant coach Brett McLean. Of course, the team could elect to stick close to home and conduct camp in house at Rogers Arena.</span>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">POSSIBLE EXTENSION FOR SHERWOOD</span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">While the Canucks re-signed Brock Boeser and doled out extensions for Conor Garland and Thatcher Demko this week, they could still finalize an <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/what-would-kiefer-sherwood-extension-look-with-vancouver-canucks">extension for Kiefer Sherwood this summer</a>. Patrik Allvin confirmed to Sportsnet 650 this week that the club has had preliminary discussions with the agent for the NHL’s hits king. Sherwood is entering the second and final season of a two-year pact worth $1.5 million. He was one of the best bargains in free agency 12 months ago scoring 19 goals and racking up a league-record 462 hits. </span>

https://twitter.com/SatiarShah/status/1940172894778401223
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">RFA DEALS FOR WOO &amp; TOLOPILO</span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">While the Abbotsford Canucks still bask in the glow of last month’s Calder Cup championship, two members of that team need new contracts. Jett Woo and Nikita Tolopilo both received qualifying offers from the organization, but both remain unsigned restricted free agents. Woo ate up big minutes in Abbotsford all season and would be a veteran presence on the minor league blueline again next season. He’ll turn 25 later this month and still hoping for his first NHL opportunity. Tolopilo served as Arturs Silovs back-up throughout the AHL Playoffs making one relief appearance in the second round against Coachella Valley. He also made a pair of NHL starts late in the season. Neither deal should be difficult to hammer out. And neither player is a likely target for an offer sheet from a competing organization.</span>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">SURVEY THE SILOVS TRADE MARKET</span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">With Thatcher Demko and Kevin Lankinen both under contract long term, the future for Arturs Silovs is uncertain to say the least. The 24-year-old Latvian was sensational earning AHL Playoff MVP honours. But he will require waivers next season to be assigned to the minors. As such, there’s likely another team that would claim him. The Canucks have to be mindful of that and certainly don’t want to lose an asset for nothing. This isn’t something that has to be resolved today or tomorrow, but it seems unlikely that Silovs will still be in the mix by the time training camp rolls around. Never say never, but a late summer trade seems likely.</span>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">SEARCH FOR CENTRE ICE HELP</span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Canucks need to continue their quest to upgrade at centre ice. Whether that means keeping tabs on Jack Roslovic as an unrestricted free agent or circling back with Minnesota on a Marco Rossi deal, the club needs help down the middle and can’t ignore potential options as the summer unfolds. Two years ago, the Canucks found Pius Suter in the bargain bin on August 11th. So, with that in mind, they need to stay on top of the market in case a surprise option shakes free. </span>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">PRACTICE FACILITY</span></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">No list like this would or could be complete without a mention of the practice facility. While no announcement on this file seems imminent, the quest to find a location for a new home practice base surely continues. And maybe, just maybe, the club will surprise us all at some point over the next few months with developing news on this front. </span>
<h2>FINISH SEAT REPLACEMENT</h2>
This isn't really the front office's responsibility. No one expects Jim Rutherford and Patrik Allvin to be in the Rogers Arena bowl in coveralls and with wrenches in hand. But, as an organization, there is certainly work to do to complete the promised task of replacing all of the seats in the arena. As of last week, about 75% of the lower bowl had been converted from burgundy to new black seats. However, work had yet to begin on the upper bowl. Word from the hockey club was that the project would be completed before opening night. So that gives the Canucks three months still, which seems like enough time to see this project through to conclusion.
<h2><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/what-does-vancouver-canucks-projected-lineup-post-nhl-free-agency">READ NEXT: What does the Canucks’ projected lineup look like post NHL free agency?</a></h2>
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