Canucks’ Elias Pettersson and Thatcher Demko featured on Daily Faceoff’s latest trade targets list

The Vancouver Canucks have a busy offseason ahead of them.

The Canucks are looking to trade for a second line centre, and will likely need to replace Brock Boeser and Pius Suter, both of whom are slated to hit free agency on July 1st. There are other parts of their roster they may be looking to upgrade as well. No matter how many moves they make, one thing is clear: the Canucks are going to need to get creative — and lucky — if they hope to get back to being a serious threat to win their division like they did in 2023-24.

While most assume that will mean trading future assets and prospects, it’s certainly possible that the Canucks look to shake up their roster by trading an NHL player or two. Two players that fall under that category were featured on Daily Faceoff’s latest trade targets list, courtesy of Frank Seravalli. Here is what Seravalli wrote about Thatcher Demko and Elias Pettersson (the forward), who came in at 18th and 20th, respectively.

18. Thatcher Demko
Goaltender, Vancouver Canucks
Age: 29
Stats: 23 GP, 2.90 GAA, .889 SV%, 1 SO
Contract: 1 year remaining, $5 million AAV
Scoop: The Canucks have an interesting dilemma on their hands. They have a talented goaltender who is one of the faces of their franchise dealing with a significant injury. He battled through it and put up respectable numbers, and looked great on some nights. But the Canucks also re-signed Kevin Lankinen to a five-year extension. And Demko’s deal is up after one more. Will they try to move him? Or do they like the tandem? Demko seemed awfully loyal to coach Rick Tocchet. Wondering if a reunion in Philadelphia is possible.

On Pettersson:

20. Elias Pettersson
Center, Vancouver Canucks
Age: 26
Stats: 64 GP, 15 G, 30 A, 45 Pts
Contract: 7 years remaining, $11.6 million AAV
Scoop: This is a massive summer for Pettersson, whether he’s skating with the Canucks in October or elsewhere. He says an injury prevented a normal offseason of training last summer; the Canucks have been very clear about their disappointment on how he arrived to camp. So, ahead of a full no-trade clause kicking in on July 1, will Vancouver check his market value this summer? Will they seek to cut ties? Or will they roll the dice and hope his game rebounds to where it was two seasons ago?

You can read the full Trade Targets list by clicking here!