Allvin pulled one of the most surprising deals just a monthy from the deadline when they acquired the star centerman in Calgary, Elias Lindholm.
Lindholm's debut with the Canucks was quite stale, but the Swede turned out to be a stud when it came to the playoffs registering 10 points through 13 playoff outings, whereas he managed 12 in 26 regular season games:
With the Canucks' season coming to an end following their game-seven loss to the Oilers, it also meant that the Canucks' trade with the Flames had officially concluded. Some conditions were to be completed only when the Canucks would fall out of Stanley Cup contention:
Elias Lindholm is bound to hit free agency on July 1st, and the playoff run he just had will be enough to get him paid. Will it be as much as the $8M AAV he rejected from the Flames? Most likely not, but it will surely be over the $4.85M he'd been carrying for the last few years.