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An eight-year contract worth $9.38 million per year for Zeev Buium isn’t without risk. Players who have yet to prove themselves don’t typically get that kind of long-term, big-money commitment, and Buium has only played 76 NHL games so far in his career.

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Zeev Buium News / NHL Trade Talk / September 5

Zeev Buium Gets Paid, But the Canucks May Have Turned Lemons into Lemonade

The Vancouver Canucks made a bold statement on Friday, locking down a huge part of their future. They placed a massive bet on Zeev Buium, a 20-year-old who has barely scratched the surface of his NHL career.

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Lekkerimäki feels fully healthy and excited to test surgically repaired shoulder at Canucks camp

It’s early September, but the Vancouver Canucks already have a win to celebrate – and not just the Zeev Buium extension. The fact that Jonathan Lekkerimäki is on the ice with his teammates and a fully active participant in captain’s skates this week is good news for both the player and the organization.

Zeev Buium News / Field Level Media / September 5

Canucks sign D Zeev Buium to 8-year, $75M contract

The Vancouver Canucks signed Zeev Buium to an eight-year, $75.04 million contract that will take effect with the 2027-28 season, the team announced Friday night.

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NHL Rumours: Buium’s Extension, Leafs’ Tanev Healthy & RFA Holdouts

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Zeev Buium News / Canucksarmy / September 5

Why the Zeev Buium contract is a great bet for the Canucks in multiple different ways

The Vancouver Canucks are betting that Zeev Buium’s best hockey is still ahead of him, and that waiting to find out would have made the 20-year-old defenceman much more expensive.

Zeev Buium News / Canucksarmy / September 4

‘It wasn’t a hard decision’: Zeev Buium on signing his eight-year extension with the Canucks

Zeev Buium has chosen Vancouver. He may not have been drafted by the Vancouver Canucks, but when he was given the first choice of his career, he chose to stay in the place that acquired him less than a year ago.

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Canucks Sign Zeev Buium to 8-Year Extension

The Vancouver Canucks have locked in one of the foundational pieces of their rebuild by signing defenceman Zeev Buium to an eight-year contract with a cap hit of $9.38 million per year. This was a move that many analysts and insiders expected to get done, though for fans, the steep salary may come as a bit of a shock.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 4

Canucks extend Zeev Buium to an eight-year, $9.38M AAV contract

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Vancouver Canucks News / Daily Faceoff / September 4

Canucks sign Zeev Buium to eight-year extension

The Vancouver Canucks have agreed to terms on a massive eight-year contract extension with defenseman Zeev Buium, the club announced Friday afternoon. Buium, 20, joined the Canucks from the Minnesota Wild midway through the 2025-26 season as one of the main pieces in the Quinn Hughes trade.

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Canucks Lock In Zeev Buium: Eight‑Year Bet on the Future of Their Blue Line

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Zeev Buium News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 4

Canucks Sign Zeev Buium To Eight-Year Extension

With only 11 days left to sign players to eight-year contracts, the Vancouver Canucks have secured a key extension. According to a team announcement, the Canucks have signed defenseman Zeev Buium to an eight-year, $75.04MM ($9.38MM AAV) extension.

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