CANUCKS NEWS
The waiting game continues for the Vancouver Canucks, as the attempts to re-sign restricted free agents Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes now hinges on D Travis Hamonic’s future. Hamonic is contemplating retirement through the NHL’s COVID-19 opt-out clause, which would free up enough money potentially to get both of those deals done. It’s a strange situation to be sure, but this franchise seems to run on things but somewhat south of normal.
While we await any developments on either of these stories, let’s take a look around the Smylosphere to see what’s shaking:
- Has the time come to declare Olli Juolevi a bust?