{"id":129073,"date":"2022-05-30T10:09:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T14:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=129073"},"modified":"2022-05-28T23:01:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T03:01:57","slug":"tanner-pearson-contract-moved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/05\/30\/tanner-pearson-contract-moved\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanner Pearson Is the Vancouver Canucks Forgotten Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is the Tanner Pearson<\/a>\u00a0contract a secret weapon for the Vancouver Canucks<\/a> next season? Or the scapegoat?<\/p>\n

Tanner Pearson Contract Still In Vancouver<\/h2>\n

There are a lot – and a LOT – of Vancouver Canucks players getting looked at this offseason. The most urgent is undoubtedly restricted free agent Brock<\/a> B<\/a>oeser<\/a>, needing a deal or qualifying offer soon. J<\/a>.T.<\/a> Miller<\/a> has been massive for the team, but the Canucks have to decide if they can afford him. If Miller stays long-term, does that push out captain Bo<\/a> Hor<\/a>vat<\/a>? The obvious contracts on the Canucks blue line with low return for value stand out, but can a deal be made for either Oliver<\/a> Ekman-Larsson<\/a> or Ty<\/a>ler<\/a> Myers<\/a>? And who can you bring in to replace either, even if they do get moved? New arrival Conor<\/a> Garland<\/a> has a great deal and could bring a good return – if the team can justify moving him.<\/p>\n

Then there are the young guys we haven’t even gotten around to talking about yet. Last year was a solid start to Vas<\/a>ili<\/a> Podkolzin<\/a>‘s NHL career. A slight regression by Nils<\/a> H\u00f6glander<\/a> has raised questions in some fans’ minds. Is prospect Danila Klimovich as good as hoped? Jack<\/a> Rathbone<\/a> is going to need space on the big club, but the left side’s pretty packed unless Travis<\/a> Dermott<\/a> moves over. And, hey! Can they actually land prime free-agent target Andrei Kuzmenko?<\/p>\n

And the bottom-six. Hoo, boy that bottom-six. It would be great if Jason<\/a> Dickinson<\/a> can find his game again. And the effectiveness of the so-called fourth line collapsed when Tyler<\/a> Motte<\/a> left. How much can that get repaired with who’s available? When Alex<\/a> Chiasson<\/a> got time in April he finally got points, too. He might be worth another try. Matth<\/a>ew<\/a> Highmore<\/a> and Juho<\/a> Lammikko<\/a> got some results together. There has to be a contingency plan if Tucker<\/a> Poolman<\/a> isn’t coming back.<\/p>\n

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