VANCOUVER, BC - JANUARY 20: Nate Schmidt #88 of the Vancouver Canucks skates with the puck during NHL hockey action against the Montreal Canadiens at Rogers Arena on January 20, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
The Vancouver Canucks continue to be busy in the offseason.
On Tuesday afternoon, reports began to come in that the team had finally found a trade partner for blueliner Nate Schmidt.
Hearing that Nate Schmidt appears willing to waive his NTC to go to Winnipeg…
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 27, 2021
As per insiders Pierre LeBrun and Elliotte Friedman, it initially appeared that Schmidt had agreed to waive his NMC to join the Winnipeg Jets.