Ilya Mikheyev reportedly on the trade block in Vancouver
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The Vancouver Canucks fell short in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and now they are reportedly motivated to move one of their veteran forwards in Ilya Mikheyev.
During the regular season, the Vancouver Canucks pulled all the right strings, picking up the likes of Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov, and while they picked up Ilya Mikheyev the summer before, he played his role well. In two seasons with the Canucks, the 29-year old Mikheyev tallied 28 and 31 points, but now the five-year veteran is seemingly on his way out.
According to Frank Seravalli of the Daily Faceoff, Mikheyev is on the trade block this summer, and was seemingly available at the deadline too.
"The Canucks have been working to move Mikheyev since shortly after their playoff run concluded. They also offered him to teams around the trade deadline. After a tough playoff, Mikheyev's contract is gumming up the works on Vancouver's offseason. They can't more aggressively pursue multiple pending free agents (Nikita Zadorov, Elias Lindholm, Filip Hronek) until they can get clearer view of their cap picture." Seravalli said.
The veteran winger has two years remaining on his currently deal, with the AAV coming in at $4.75 million, and according to reports, other teams are looking for the Canucks to throw in another asset to take on his deal. It's unclear how robust his market will be this summer, with the likes of Mitch Marner expected to be the top name available, but there will no doubt be some teams interested.
The Canucks are also set to move on from Lindholm and Zadorov, so if they can move Mikheyev, it's safe to say that the team will look significantly different in 2024-25 as they aim to chase the Stanley Cup.
Source: Blade of Steel
Vancouver Canucks reportedly looking to trade forward Ilya Mikheyev
Vancouver Canucks reportedly looking to trade forward Ilya Mikheyev
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