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Work still to be done revamping Vancouver Canucks roster: Allvin

B次元官网网址業 believe there is more to do here, weB次元官网网址檙e not happy where we areB次元官网网址
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Vancouver CanucksB次元官网网址 Curtis Lazar, left, and Tampa Bay LightningB次元官网网址檚 Alex Killorn vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. The Canucks dealt forward Lazar to the New Jersey Devils for a fourth-round pick at the 2024 draft on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Patrik Allvin has been busy in recent weeks, chipping away and reconstructing the Vancouver Canucks roster.

After the NHLB次元官网网址檚 trade deadline Friday, the general manager knows his work is still not done.

B次元官网网址淲here we are sitting right now I believe there is more to do here. WeB次元官网网址檙e not happy where we are,B次元官网网址 he said.

Players have responded since management replaced head coach Bruce Boudreau with Rick Tocchet on Jan. 22, and the teamB次元官网网址檚 standard and culture are changing, Allvin added.

B次元官网网址淲e still have some work to do in order to get this team to where we believe they deserve to be, to be a competitive team moving forward and hopefully taking a big step next,B次元官网网址 the GM said.

AllvinB次元官网网址檚 work started early this trade season.

VancouverB次元官网网址檚 blockbuster move came at the end of January when the Canucks dealt Bo Horvat B次元官网网址 the teamB次元官网网址檚 captain and leading goal scorer B次元官网网址 to the New York Islanders in exchange for a protected first-round pick in the 2023 draft, and forwards Anthony Beauvillier and Aatu Raty.

The Canucks then flipped the Islanders first-round pick to the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday in exchange for defenceman Filip Hronek and a 2023 fourth-round selection. Detroit also received VancouverB次元官网网址檚 second-round pick this year.

B次元官网网址淚 was surprised,B次元官网网址 Hronek said of the deal Friday. B次元官网网址淏ut IB次元官网网址檓 happy now and I canB次元官网网址檛 wait to meet all the guys, the fans. IB次元官网网址檓 excited about it, for sure.B次元官网网址

The 25-year-old right-shot blue liner had nine goals and 29 assists in 60 games for Detroit this season.

Selected by the Red Wings in the second round of the 2016 draft, the six-foot, 190-pound native of Hradec Kralove, Czechia, has amassed 156 points (30 goals, 126 assists) and 162 penalty minutes in 305 regular-season games with Detroit.

B次元官网网址淭he way we want to play, the way we want to create an identity here of playing fast hockey, the skill we have up front, itB次元官网网址檚 requiring the puck to get up the ice and prefer to be on the tape too,B次元官网网址 Allvin said.

B次元官网网址淔ilip is a two-way defenceman that over the last couple of years, I would say established himself as a top-end defenceman in the league.B次元官网网址

Hronek told reporters heB次元官网网址檚 dealing with B次元官网网址渁n upper-body injuryB次元官网网址 but expects to be in Vancouver on Monday and plans to get into the Canucks lineup before the end of the season.

B次元官网网址淗eB次元官网网址檚 injured. HeB次元官网网址檚 listed week to week,B次元官网网址 Allvin said. B次元官网网址淚 would think once we get him in here to Vancouver early next week, weB次元官网网址檒l know more about it but I would anticipate him playing here in a couple of weeks.B次元官网网址

Vancouver completed six trades between Jan. 31 and FridayB次元官网网址檚 deadline.

The Canucks sent depth forward Will Lockwood and a seventh-round pick in 2026 to the New York Rangers for winger Vitali Kravtsov on Saturday. The club then sent defenceman Riley Stillman to the Buffalo Sabres for forward prospect Josh Bloom on Monday, and traded veteran blue liner Luke Schenn to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2023 third-round pick on Tuesday.

Vancouver capped the deadline Friday by shipping forward Curtis Lazar to the New Jersey Devils for a fourth-round draft pick in 2024.

B次元官网网址淚 know that I brought in Curtis here for his versatility, his character, his leadership,B次元官网网址 Allvin said. B次元官网网址淗eB次元官网网址檚 been a good player for us, but we also recognize that we need more production out of our fourth line there. So Curtis was a decision we made here this morning,B次元官网网址

Lazar, 28, had three goals and two assists in 45 games after signing a three-year, US $3 million deal with the Canucks as a free agent in July.

Selected by the Senators with the 17th overall pick in 2013, the native of Salmon Arm, B.C., has registered 38 goals and 95 points in 449 regular-season games with Ottawa, Calgary, Buffalo, Boston and Vancouver. HeB次元官网网址檚 added a goal and an assist in 24 playoff appearances.

The Canucks explored other options ahead of the trade deadline, but werenB次元官网网址檛 happy with what was available in terms of both acquiring players and shedding salary, Allvin said.

B次元官网网址淎t end of the day, we werenB次元官网网址檛 very close,B次元官网网址 he said.

B次元官网网址擥emma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press





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