It doesn’t surprise me to see that the Vancouver Canucks are ready to move on from Markus Granlund, Brendan Gaunce, and Derrick Pouliot. The time is now to allow the next wave of young players such as Zack MacEwen, Kole Lind, and Jonah Gadjovich, among others, prove they have what it takes to play in the NHL.
Today, the team extended qualifying offers to Brock Boeser, Reid Boucher, Nikolay Goldobin, Josh Leivo, Tyler Motte, the newly acquired Francis Perron, along with NCAA pickups Josh Teves and Brogan Rafferty (hockey player).