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New Information Surfaces Confirming Brock Boeser Was Not the Vancouver Canucks' Top Priority
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Re-signing UFA forward Brock Boeser reportedly wasn't the top priority for Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin. when the NHL's free agent market earlier this week.
The Vancouver Canucks surprised many in the hockey world on Tuesday morning when they announced that they've agreed to terms on a seven-year contract extension worth $50.75 million US ($7.75 million AAV) with free agent forward Brock Boeser.
Brock Boeser's camp and the Vancouver Canucks discussed an extension earlier in the 2024-25 season, but the two sides had a disagreement on term, with Patrik Allvin reportedly only offering a five-year deal before circling back on Canada Day with a contract for seven-years.
However, it appears that re-signing Brock Boeser might not have been the top priority for the Vancouver Canucks when the free agent market opened on Tuesday, one insider says.
Insider says re-signing Brock Boeser was not Vancouver Canucks' top priority on July 1st
During Wednesday's edition of Donnie & Dhali, NHL insider Rick Dhaliwal revealed that coming back to Brock Boeser and signing him to a long-term contract was not the number one priority for Patrik Allvin and the Vancouver Canucks.
According to Dhaliwal, the Vancouver Canucks were very interested in centerman Christian Dvorak, reportedly offering him a multi-year deal before he ultimately signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers worth $5.4 million US.
He added that once the Canucks knew they were out on Christian Dvorak, they then circled back to Brock Boeser and worked out a long-term contract with him to keep him in Vancouver until the end of the 2031-32 season.
"The Vancouver Canucks' number one priority on July 1st was not Brock Boeser, it was Christian Dvorak. The Canucks got into a bidding war with Philadelphia over Dvorak. They got into a bidding war and he wasn't going to be a second line center, Don, he was going to be third line center, just so you know that. Don't kid yourselves, when the Canucks' number one option when they got up on July 1st was not Brock Boeser. They went to Boeser when they lost Dvorak to Philadelphia." Dhaliwal said.
If the Vancouver Canucks had signed Christian Dvorak to a multi-year deal knowing that Brock Boeser wanted to remain with the organization long-term, it would not have sat well at all with the fan base and thankfully, that didn't come to fruition.
When meeting with reporters on Tuesday, Boeser shared his side of the story and how him and the Canucks got a seven-year contract completed, which included a last-minute phone call with Patrik Allvin.
"In my head, I think I was fully set on going somewhere else. And so I had kind of a list of teams in my head that I thought maybe would be good fits and and then I just still was kind of uneasy about everything. And then they called, and, you know, at the end of the day, I think my heart was still at Vancouver. I have so much faith in our team and the pieces that we have. And, you know, I think Adam Foote too. I think he's going to be a great head coach. So I think everything just lined up well. And I'm just super stoked to be back." Boeser said.
It's safe to say that everything worked out for the best for everyone involved and that the Vancouver Canucks will continue to have their perennial 20+ goal scorer in the lineup for many years to come.
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JUILLET 3 | 1863 ANSWERS New Information Surfaces Confirming Brock Boeser Was Not the Vancouver Canucks' Top Priority Are you glad that the Vancouver Canucks re-signed Brock Boeser instead of landing Christian Dvorak? | ||
| Yes | 1600 | 85.9 % |
| No, I would've preferred help down the middle | 263 | 14.1 % |
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