The Vancouver Canucks spent a busy weekend working through various scenarios, considering their options on the trade market and planning to best set their opening day 23-man roster. As a variety of injuries mounted in the waning days of the preseason — a concussion for Akito Hirose,

Erik Brannstrom’s time with the Avalanche ended up being short-lived. Colorado sent the defenseman to the Vancouver Canucks in a trade that brought back defenseman Tucker Poolman and a 2025 fourth-round pick,

Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin loves to cook on the eve of NHL opening-day roster deadline day and 2024 is no exception. For the third season in a row, Allvin has made a trade at the end of pre-season to re-set his cap situation.