The Canucks and Oilers are two teams who have expressed interest Flames defenseman, Chris Tanev. These two Pacific Division rivals are both near the top of their division although the Canucks have a healthy 15 point lead in the standings as of Monday.
The Flames are looking to get a first round pick in return for Tanev who will become a UFA at the end of this season. He has a $4.5 million cap hit now.
Per Elliotte Friedman on the 32 Thoughts Podcast:
Tanev is currently in his 14th NHL season. Unfortunately he has had trouble staying healthy during his long NHL tenure. He has only played a full 82 game season once in his career, that was during his 2021-2022 season with the Calgary Flames. Even with a questionable injury history he brings a veteran presence to any NHL locker room & logs significant ice time. This season he has averaged 19:44 on ice per game.
He has a history in Vancouver & I am sure fans would love to see him back after spending 10 seasons there. The Canucks management has a strong desire to not let Tanev end up in Edmonton, who they could possibly meet in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But is it worth what the Canucks would have to give up for him?
POLL | ||
FÉVRIER 21 | 183 ANSWERS Canucks Reportedly Attempting to Block Trade Involving Their Rival If you were the Canucks GM, what would you be willing to give up for Chris Tanev? | ||
Prospects | 39 | 21.3 % |
Established NHLers | 23 | 12.6 % |
Future Draft Picks | 50 | 27.3 % |
Do Not Trade for Tanev | 71 | 38.8 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Mitch Marner | 2 | - | 2 | |
Logan Cooley | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack McBain | 1 | - | 1 | |
Dylan Guenther | - | 1 | 1 | |
Michael Kesselring | - | 1 | 1 | |
Fraser Minten | - | 1 | 1 | |
Mikhail Sergachev | - | 1 | 1 | |
Chris Tanev | - | 1 | 1 | |
John Tavares | - | 1 | 1 | |
Simon Benoit | - | - | - | |
Nick Bjugstad | - | - | - | |
Michael Carcone | - | - | - | |
Ian Cole | - | - | - | |
Lawson Crouse | - | - | - | |
Connor Dewar | - | - | - | |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | - | - | - | |
Nikita Grebenkin | - | - | - | |
Barrett Hayton | - | - | - | |
Pontus Holmberg | - | - | - | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |