Over the past week and a half, Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin and director of player personnel Scott Young took in a series of World Junior games in Ottawa, watched Vancouver’s AHL affiliate in Laval and were in attendance together to witness the Canucks’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.

More and more buzz continues to grow around the Vancouver Canucks and the futures of Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller. And now, word came out that earlier this season the New York Rangers offered a deal to the Canucks surrounding Mika Zibanejad for J.

The Rangers reportedly tried to land J.T. Miller in a trade with the Canucks, but saw a one-for-one offer rebuffed.

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General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that D Filip Hronek has been assigned to Abbotsford (AHL) for conditioning.

The Canucks are getting a big boost to their blue line. Unfortunately, we’re talking about the Abbotsford Canucks. On the bright side, in this particular instance, it also means that the big club will eventually get a boost to their blueline.