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Canucks GM Patrik Allvin Discusses The 2025 Trade Deadline & Why The Team Did Not Make A Deal
Photo Credit: @Canucks on XThe 2025 NHL trade deadline has officially come and gone. Despite many trade rumours leading up to the deadline, the only move the Vancouver Canucks made was trading Carson Soucy for a third-round pick, which occurred on Thursday. Ultimately, the deadline left many disappointed, as the Canucks were unable to flip their pending unrestricted free agents for future assets.
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After the deadline, GM Patrik Allvin spoke with the media at Rogers Arena. He touched on a number of topics in his close to 20-minute availability but focused mostly on no moves at the deadline, as well as the future of Brock Boeser. After giving a thank you to Soucy, Allvin was asked about the trade market and why Vancouver was unable to make a deal on Friday.
"Definitely was an interesting market, and some of the moves here," said Allvin. "The biggest reason I felt that we didn't do any moves here today, was there was not a whole lot of market return on our players. Unfortunately, that didn't really make sense for it."
Prior to Friday, reports emerged that the Canucks could be buyers and sellers at the deadline. One way this could have been achieved is by Vancouver trading away players and then flipping some of the returned assets, as when seen at the end of January with the J.T. Miller and Marcus Pettersson trades. When asked about buying and selling, Allvin pointed to a tough market as to why the Canucks were unable to make any moves.
"Well, first, if we would have positioned ourselves a little bit better, that definitely would have made it easier. As I said, I guess the market is always tough to read. With so many teams still involved, you can see some of the players that got moved; the prices were high. I also didn't want to give up some of our younger players that most of the teams were asking for. I didn't feel that we're in that position to give up the younger players that we have developed here now, over the last couple of years, that we're seeing with the big team here. So that's why I felt where we are, this group is capable to compete here with the help of Quinn Hughes and Thatcher Demko coming back."
The questions then turned to the pending unrestricted free agents, with a focus on why the team did not move Boeser. Heading into the deadline, it was believed that the 28-year-old would be on the move as the organization has elected not to re-sign him to this point. While Allvin said that the two sides are still communicating, Vancouver's GM did indicate that there were some attempts to move Boser before this year's deadline.
"We continue to talk here, and I have a great relationship with Brock's agent. So, he's been informed for months where this might end up. Definitely not a surprise; I don't think for either one of us that Brock is still here. Said late last night, I just informed him that this, unfortunately, seems to be where it's trending. I would imagine that Brock is extremely hungry to finish off strong here and prove that he is a good player in this league and will continue to talk."
Allvin then delivered a surprising quote when asked about Boeser's value on the trade market. He said, "If I told you what I was offered from Brock Boeser, I think I would have to run out of here because you would not believe me." Not only did this statement shock the media in attendance but also the fans who were watching online.
After answering questions about Boeser, Allvin was also asked about the 2025 Stanely Cup Playoffs. As of the deadline, the Canucks are one point out of a playoff spot with 21 games to go in the season. Based on Allvin's comments, it is clear that the organization's goal is to make the playoffs and see how their players react to the final stretch of the season.
"I think it's disappointing. You always want to make the playoffs. You always want to be playing those big games. That being said, we're sitting here, as many other teams, having 20 really important games. I think that's great. The other day, I was informed that we had on the roster the 25 or, sorry, the fifth youngest team on the roster. With the trades we did leading up to here, for different reasons, too. We handle some other adversities. That's my point. I think you learn through adversity what you have in certain individuals and if you can continue to build on that. I do think that some of the players felt the pressure of expectations going up in this market. But again, I think that's something we got to learn how to handle as a group and as a team, and, well, I guess we more evaluate once it's over."
In the end, there are still a lot of questions surrounding what happened at this year's deadline. With plenty of player movement around the league, it is hard to imagine that Vancouver could not have gotten at least one additional asset for a player on the roster. While it is unknown how every trade phone call occurred, the fan reaction to this year's deadline is not positive, as many believe the Canucks missed a golden opportunity to build for the future.
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