Overview
- Vancouver alerted clubs this week that it will listen on veteran players, and league inquiries picked up immediately.
- Initial focus centers on pending UFAs and low‑protection contracts such as Kiefer Sherwood, Evander Kane, Teddy Blueger, David Kämpf and Derek Forbort.
- Multiple reports say Sherwood is drawing the most traction around the league, with The Athletic’s reported asking price around a second‑round pick.
- Trade flexibility is constrained by widespread no‑move and no‑trade clauses—about 10 of 23 roster players—steering the approach toward a retool rather than a teardown.
- Outside chatter has linked teams to Elias Pettersson and even Hughes, but reporting characterizes that interest as speculative, and Vancouver is not shopping Hughes or Hronek at this time.