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Canucks Stir NHL Buzz Before Draft With Kane Signing

The NHL Draft may officially begin Friday, but the Vancouver Canucks are already turning heads. The early signing of Evander Kane sent shockwaves through the league, prompting experts to weigh in on what’s next for the team—especially with free agency looming.

Everyone agrees on one thing: the Canucks need a centre. That’s the most urgent hole in the lineup, and the pressure to fill it is growing by the day.

Keeping Quinn Hughes Happy Is Priority No. 1

At the heart of every off-season strategy lies one key mission—keep Quinn Hughes happy.

“Let’s just go with the simplest form of what the objective should be,” said former Canucks defenseman Frank Corrado on SportsCentre with Jay Onrait. “Find a way to keep Quinn Hughes happy at all costs.”

It’s a message echoed across sports media. TSN analyst Mike Johnson captured the stakes clearly:

“The Canucks are a team that almost feels like they’ve got to make something happen. If it goes wrong, Quinn Hughes — to his credit — has said, ‘I might want to go play with my brothers in Jersey unless you give me a reason not to.’”

That reason needs to come fast, and it needs to be convincing.

O-Dog’s Skinny Jeans Metaphor… for the Canucks?

On TSN’s Overdrive, former NHLer Jeff O’Neill, known as “O-Dog,” didn’t hold back in his critique of the Canucks’ strategy:

“If you’re just going to go ahead and put skinny jeans on a monster—it’s not going to work.”

To which host Bryan Hayes added:

“That’s the Vancouver Canucks.”

Their skepticism came before the Evander Kane signing, so Vancouver fans are hoping that deal is the shift in narrative the team desperately needs.

Evander Kane: What the Canucks Are Getting

The addition of Evander Kane has stirred both excitement and curiosity. According to Jamie McLennan from TSN, Kane brings a rare combination of grit, skill, and personality:

“He brings some attitude. He brings some irritability. He’s very tough to play against. I’ll call him a unicorn… there’s only a few players like him.”

McLennan compares Kane to the likes of Brady Tkachuk and Tom Wilson—players who can do it all.

“He’s a top-six forward who can skate, shoot, hit, fight, score—do it all. But in that package is a big personality. He can grate on other teams—or on his own team. But he can be a difference-maker.”

Pending UFAs Leave Vancouver With Big Decisions

The Canucks’ forward core could look very different come July 1. Brock Boeser and Pius Suter, two of Vancouver’s top three goal scorers from last season, are pending unrestricted free agents. Both are widely expected to sign elsewhere.

If that happens, and if a centre isn’t acquired soon, the pressure will mount. And so will the speculation around Quinn Hughes’ long-term future in Vancouver.

The draft is days away, but the real moves may already be in motion.
Stay tuned to Maple Wire for every twist in Vancouver’s off-season saga.

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