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Brock Boeser Set to Cash In as Frank Seravalli Reveals Salary Canucks Will Have to Pay

Originally posted on Hockey Latest | By Daniel Lucente | Last updated May 22, 2025 11:30 AM ET

If the Canucks want to keep Brock Boeser, Frank Seravalli revealed exactly how much they will need to spend, and it won't be cheap at all.

Brock Boeser will become an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his NHL career, and he's drawing huge attention.

Insider Frank Seravalli reports that Boeser is projected to be the second most valuable free agent of the summer, just behind Mitch Marner.

While this year's free agent class is not accompanied by superstars aplenty, there are quite a few big names poised to make it big as franchises are getting ready for a 2026 Stanley Cup push.

Joining top-class names like Marner, Nikolaj Ehlers, Sam Bennett, and Brad Marchand, Boeser is also much coveted.

If any team wants Boeser, it will cost them upwards of $8 million per year

Seravalli figures Boeser to have a six-year deal that will cost an average of $8.5 million annually. That would make him one of the higher-paid players in this group of free agents, and maybe one of the best value signings.

Boeser is only 28 years of age, younger than all the other top free agents like Marchand, Tavares, Matt Duchene, and Bennett. In the past two seasons, he has scored 65 goals and established himself as a threat offensively.

If he's on a deep line with good stability, his numbers can go to new heights in the future. Also, with the NHL cap going up, a contract for $8.5 million AAV might eventually be a bargain.

More and more teams are willing to pay top dollar for established wingers, and Boeser is the perfect fit.

While there will be some who will say he's not the second-best overall free agent, his age, performance last season, and potential make him one of the most exciting free agents this season.

Boeser will sign a giant contract when free agency opens, whether that be back in Vancouver if they are willing to pay the price, or elsewhere.

This article first appeared on Hockey Latest and was syndicated with permission.

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