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3 Possible trade targets for the Vancouver Canucks at the trade deadline

ByTanjot Purewal|
CALGARY, AB - JANUARY 24: Travis Dermott #23 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in action against the Calgary Flames during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on January 24, 2021 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB - JANUARY 24: Travis Dermott #23 of the Toronto Maple Leafs in action against the Calgary Flames during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on January 24, 2021 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)
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Warren Foegele of the Carolina Hurricanes. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
Warren Foegele of the Carolina Hurricanes. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

The 2021 NHL Trade Deadline is around the corner, and no, I am not suggesting the Vancouver Canucks become buyers. However, here are three players that could help them this season and in the future. The Canucks must think long-term when it comes to this years’ deadline, given that the team is currently not a playoff team. With the expansion draft looming, this year’s deadline becomes very important and an opportunity for Jim Benning and co. to shop around the league for potential expansion draft casualties.

Here are three names that are players that their respective teams will be forced to make tough decisions on.

Carolina Hurricanes: Warren Foegele (LW)

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Carolina being a playoff team makes it less likely that they move roster players. But what if they get a chance to upgrade for their playoff run and make their expansion draft decision easier? One player that could do that for Carolina is Tanner Pearson. Pearson is a proven playoff built top-nine forward and fits well with Carolina’s forward group, and gives them more scoring upside than Foegele would this season.

On the flip-side, Warren Foegele is the perfect pick-up for the Canucks bottom six. Similar to the Tyler Motte pick up at the 2018 trade-deadline, Foegele adds an element to the Canucks bottom six that they very much lack: speed and skill.

Foegele being only 24 years old also fits the Canucks timeline much better than an extended Pearson. He drives play at a decent clip and is tenacious on the forecheck; pairing him on a line with Motte would wreak havoc on opposing teams. He has also shown a capability to produce, pitching in 13 goals and 30 points in 68 games last season.

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