Canucks & Senators Emerging as Potential Trade Partners

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The Vancouver Canucks continue to be open for business. After sending J.T Miller to the New York Rangers, and using the first-round pick they received in the deal to acquire Marcus Pettersson and Drew O'Connor from the Pittsburgh Penguins, there's growing speculation the Canucks aren't finished. Insert the Ottawa Senators, and specifically, forward Josh Norris. The Sens have been linked to moving Norris for more than a year now, and perhaps, his friendship with Canucks' captain Quinn Hughes will play a factor into Vancouver's openness to making the move.Canucks now focused on acquiring an impact forwardPreference is a player in the mid 20s age range that can grow with the coreThe main asset they now have is cap space to take on a contract plus their own assets they didn’t have to use to acquire a top 4DAct three awaits— Satiar Shah (@SatiarShah) February 1, 2025Norris, 25, has recorded 18 goals, and 30 points in 42 games this season. He's signed through the 2029-30 season at $7.9 million AAV, and doesn't have trade protection on his contract until the 2026-27 season.The Canucks have $5.9 million in cap space to work with and could easily make it work to fit Norris on the books. Some potential trade candidates include Conor Garland, and even Filip Chytil, who they just acquired from the Rangers in the Miller swap. Photo credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images  ...

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