Five Vancouver Canucks' Careers Just Got a Huge Boost After Controversial Trade

When the Vancouver Canucks made the decision to trade Dakota Joshua, which some fans weren't happy about, it left a hole in the forward group.

While Joshua's physicality will undoubtedly be replaced by Evander Kane, who was acquired back in June, there's still a glaring hole in the bottom six and as we inch closer to training camp in a little less than two months, there will be a number of players who will be vying for that spot on the team's opening night roster.

In a recent article on Canucks Army, Jeff Paterson took a look at some potential internal options the Vancouver Canucks could consider for that roster spot, while also highlighting some players that could benefit the most from last week's trade.

Among the names mentioned by Paterson are three players who are coming off a Calder Cup championship and are hoping to land a roster spot out of camp - Arshdeep Bains, Linus Karlsson and Max Sasson.

Bains, Karlsson and Sasson all had pretty good seasons down in the American Hockey League with Abbotsford, registering 43, 39 and 32 points, respectively, and the three have shown that they are ready to take that next step and become full-time NHLers as early as this fall.

Unfortunately for those three players mentioned above, there isn't room for all of them on the NHL roster at the start of the 2025-26 season and the trio are now eligible for waivers, which will make things even more difficult for General Manager Patrik Allvin during the latter stages of training camp as he'll hope to sneak at least two of them through the wire in order to assign them to AHL Abbotsford.

Source: Jeff Paterson/Canucks Army
5 Canucks that stand to benefit from Dakota Joshua's trade to Maple Leafs