Overview
- Reichel cleared on Sunday and can be assigned to AHL Abbotsford if no trade materializes.
- The move followed Vancouver’s Hughes-to-Wild blockbuster that brought in Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium and Liam Öhrgren, creating a roster squeeze.
- Reporter Rick Dhaliwal says the Canucks are actively trying to trade Reichel, with a chance a deal gets done.
- An AHL assignment would remove roughly $1.15 million of his $1.2 million cap hit from the NHL books, providing short‑term flexibility.
- The former first‑round pick has one assist in 14 games for Vancouver and remains slated to represent Germany at the Olympics in February.