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A National Hockey League insider has shared some new information about the potential availability of Vancouver Canucks forward Jake DeBrusk on the trade market.
We're nearly two months away from the National Hockey League's trade deadline for the 2025-26 season and it could be a busy period for the Vancouver Canucks, especially after Patrik Allvin informed teams that all of their pending unrestricted free agents are available, including their leading goal scorer Kiefer Sherwood.
Beyond Vancouver's pending unrestricted free agents, we could see teams calling up Patrik Allvin to inquire about other players, such as forward Jake DeBrusk, who was a healthy scratch last week against the Seattle Kraken.
"It's embarrassing. I mean, anytime you miss a game, it's, yeah, it's embarrassing. I'd be wrong if I wasn't saying I'd be pissed off right now, but I understand. And I need a jolt too, I obviously haven't been good enough. Anytime that you're in this position, it's lots of things. So, you know, I gotta control what I can do from this point forward and just worry about me. I think there's a lot of different things. The good thing about this situation, in my previous times being scratched, you have a clean slate. So I care less about what has happened." DeBrusk said after being scratched.
Insider shares new information about potential availability of Vancouver Canucks' Jake DeBrusk
In an interview on Friday on The Sheet with Jeff Marek, NHL insider David Pagnotta revealed that the Vancouver Canucks would be open to listening to offers on Jake DeBrusk, however getting a trade done wouldn't be easy as the winger has full control over his future with a no-movement clause.
Pagnotta's report comes just days after Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman shared that he isn't sure if the Vancouver Canucks are there yet when it comes to the potential to trade Jake DeBrusk, who is under contract through the 2030-31 season with a $5.5 million cap hit.
"Danault, it took 4.5 years...until it got to this point; DeBrusk is in the 2nd year; he's still playing; it's not like you're looking...and saying the opportunities aren't there; I don't know that we're there yet." Friedman said.
He added, "I don't know that we're there yet, but just because of what [Vancouver] are going through; what the mission is...the story explodes; I still wanna wait and see a bit but I understand why it becomes a big deal.
He added, "I don't know that we're there yet, but just because of what [Vancouver] are going through; what the mission is...the story explodes; I still wanna wait and see a bit but I understand why it becomes a big deal.
DeBrusk, a native of Edmonton, Alberta, has put up 20 points (ten goals, ten assists), four penalty minutes and is a minus-nine in 40 games during his second season with the Vancouver Canucks.
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