Speculation has the Vancouver Canucks placing both Thatcher Demko and Kevin Lankinen on the trade block

Trade rumors involving the Vancouver Canucks are going to heat up in a big way over the next few weeks after General Manager Patrik Allvin made the decision to notify teams that their veteran players and pending unrestricted free agents, including Kiefer Sherwood and Evander Kane, are now available.

Reports have indicated that the Vancouver Canucks are not going to enter a full-on rebuild or tear their roster down completely, leading some to question who those "veteran players" are that the club has made available on the market.

There's reportedly been some interest in forward Conor Garland, as there likely will be for Elias Pettersson and Tyler Myers, but it's Vancouver's goaltending duo of Thatcher Demko and Kevin Lankinen that some are wondering about.

Despite Thatcher Demko's injury, the Vancouver Canucks are pretty lucky to have two goaltenders that are capable of being in the starters role in the National Hockey League and both him and Kevin Lankinen have been lights out at times for this franchise.

However, with several teams around the National Hockey League searching for goaltending help at the moment, including the Edmonton Oilers, NHL insider Irfaan Gaffar wonders if Thatcher Demko and/or Kevin Lankinen will be made available by Patrik Allvin.

Earlier this year, the Vancouver Canucks signed Kevin Lankinen to a five-year contract extension and Thatcher Demko to a three-year extension over the summer, showing that they're committed to both netminders while they await the eventual arrival of top prospect Aleksei Medvedev.

Given Thatcher Demko's aforementioned injury history and the AAV on his next deal coming in at $8.5 million, Patrik Allvin will likely have a tough time dealing him, leaving Kevin Lankinen as the only viable option in between the pipes that the Canucks could move, if they want and a strong showing leading up to March 6th, including at the 2026 Winter Olympics - if he makes Finland's roster - will go a long way in determining if the Helsinki native will draw interest on the trade market.