{"id":458584,"date":"2024-12-15T10:40:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T15:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=458584"},"modified":"2024-12-15T10:40:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T15:40:48","slug":"nhl-rumours-vancouver-canucks-looking-to-deal-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/12\/15\/nhl-rumours-vancouver-canucks-looking-to-deal-defender\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: Vancouver Canucks Looking to Deal Defender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for another round of NHL rumours. We&#8217;re nearing the Christmas season and the start of 2025. There&#8217;s plenty of shopping activity, but general managers are also scrambling as well. The roster freeze is coming in less than a week. This means every general manager will be trying to make some deals. One team that may be making some deals is the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/12\/13\/nhl-rumours-vancouver-canucks-forward-seeks-raise\/\" target=\"_self\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a>. This edition of NHL rumours talks about one blueliner that could be on the move.<\/p>\n<p>All NHL rumours come from the original source.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Rumours<\/h2>\n<h3>Vancouver Canucks Could Move Blueliner Soon<\/h3>\n<p><em>Rumour: On Saturday night&#8217;s Headlines segment on Hockey Night in Canada, Elliotte Friedman said that the Canucks are trying to find a better fit for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/deshavi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-12-15_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vincent Desharnais<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saturday Headlines: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rbygiDgGFi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/rbygiDgGFi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1868125075725271453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis:<\/em> Things have not worked out for Desharnais in his first season with the club. The 28-year-old only has two assists in 17 games with the club. Friedman said that that there hasn&#8217;t been a good fit for the Canucks and that management is going to find him a better one.<\/p>\n<p>Friedman first mentioned that Vancouver is considering a deal for Desharnais in<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/nhl\/article\/32-thoughts-soft-talks-underway-between-nhl-nhlpa-for-next-cba\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> his written 32 Thoughts column<\/a> on Friday. However, he mentioned this on air during the traditional segment between the second and third periods of the HNIC opener.<\/p>\n<p>General manager Patrik Allvin has a history of moving players that haven&#8217;t worked out with the franchise. He and president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rutheji01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-12-15_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jim Rutherford<\/a> won&#8217;t hang onto a player that seemingly doesn&#8217;t fit into the plans. It does seem like a good business to try and spin a player that&#8217;s not featuring into something tangible.<\/p>\n<h4>What It Means<\/h4>\n<p>We did mention that the Canucks are looking for a defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/11\/28\/vancouver-canucks-defender-will-miss-time-with-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">due to the injury<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hronefi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-12-15_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filip Hronek<\/a> in a previous edition of<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/12\/11\/nhl-rumours-vancouver-canucks-search-for-defence\/\" target=\"_self\"> NHL rumours<\/a>. However, it doesn&#8217;t seem like Desharnais has a place in the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Friedman usually hedges his bets when he talks about deals. However, he used concrete language when it came to a deal for Desharnais. The Sportsnet insider doesn&#8217;t usually talk like that unless some talks have been had.<\/p>\n<p>Allvin and Rutherford haven&#8217;t been afraid to make a deal when it comes to their roster. This likely means Desharnais could be on the way out.<\/p>\n<h4>The Trade Market<\/h4>\n<p>The blueliner currently makes $2 million for this season and the next one. His contract should be easy to move because of the relative value.<\/p>\n<p>The Laval, Quebec native is a big body at 6-foot, 7-inches tall and around 225 pounds. He&#8217;s also a righthanded shot and can play defence, which makes him a commodity in a market starved for blueliners.<\/p>\n<p>Desharnais was a decent part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/12\/14\/nhl-predictions-dec-14-vegas-golden-knights-vs-edmonton-oilers\/\" target=\"_self\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a>&#8216; defence that was<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/06\/25\/2024-nhl-stanley-cup-final-series-review\/\" target=\"_self\"> one game away<\/a> from hoisting the Stanley Cup. He could still be useful to a team that needs a big body. The blueliner did get some interest in the free agent market and likely has some trade value.<\/p>\n<p>There should be a wide variety of suitors that should be answering Allvin&#8217;s calls to get the defenceman on the roster. It doesn&#8217;t seem likely that the Canucks will have to do any throw-ins as part of the deal. Moving Desharnais should be easy, but it requires the right deal.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main photo by: Bob Frid-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for another round of NHL rumours. We&#8217;re nearing the Christmas season and the start of 2025. There&#8217;s plenty of shopping activity, but general managers are also scrambling as well. The roster freeze is coming in less than a week. This means every general manager will be trying to make some deals. 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