It's not a surprise, everyone is well aware that the Canucks have been extremely active on the trade market. New evidence suggests that they have laid eyes on very specific targets and a trade may already be in the works.
Walker, a right handed mobile two-way Defenseman, was recently acquired by the Flyers. A pending UFA, he's been showcasing his career's very best hockey and his trade stock is rising. Carrying a $2.65M cap hit until the end of the year, he may just what the Canucks need.
On their end, the Canucks could possibly looking at sending one of Beauvilier or Garland to the Flyers, both speedy and hard working. There's a decent chance they'd fall under John Tortorella's style of play perfectlyx