Brock Boeser's future with the Vancouver Canucks has been the subject of ongoing speculation throughout this season. 

The 28-year-old right wing is slated to become a UFA on July 1.

This week could be Boeser's last in a Canucks' jersey.  Last week, he told Sportsnet's Iain MacIntyre that he considered a contract extension “unlikely.” 

Boeser isn't pleased with the situation. 

“It sucks, it's unfortunate,” he said, citing what's been a rollercoaster year. “It's been a lot of different things.” He indicated that he wasn't talking with his agent about his contract situation until after the end of this season.

Patrick Johnston of The Province believes one of those “different things” Boeser referred to was management's reluctance to endorse him during the season. Following the trade deadline, GM Patrik Allvin claimed the club received underwhelming trade offers for the former 40-goal scorer. His remarks reportedly didn't sit well with Boeser.

Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported Saturday that the contract term was the sticking point. His colleague Luke Fox doubted the Canucks would make a better proposal than their earlier pitch of a five-year contract with an average annual value of $8 million.

The Hockey News' Carol Schram understands why Boeser is seeking security, pointing out that his last three contracts were of three-year durations. She also noted that he settled for a relatively small raise on his current deal when he was arbitration-eligible and could've reached UFA status a year earlier.

Johnston doesn't rule out the possibility of the Canucks making another offer to Boeser before July 1. Nevertheless, he won't lack for suitors if he tests the market.

Boeser joins Mitch Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Nikolaj Ehlers of the Winnipeg Jets as the only scoring forwards still in their twenties among this summer's UFA candidates. Marner will draw the most attention, but Fox believes Boeser and Ehlers will garner plenty of interest once the Leafs winger is off the board.

Fox believes the rising salary cap and the high number of teams seeking scoring depth this summer would work in Boeser's favor. He listed the Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers and Utah Hockey Club among the clubs with sufficient cap space to sign Boeser to a lucrative deal.

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