Canadian team already in trade discussion to acquire Alexis Lafreniere
Earlier this week the New York Rangers made Alexis Lafreniere a healthy scratch. This immediately led to speculation that he'd be traded. Now we know that the Vancouver Canucks have checked in on New York Rangers forward Alexis Lafrenière, according to Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie and Dhali.
In a post Dhaliwal wrote:
«The Canucks know this player inside out, Lafrenière's old agent is current Canucks assistant GM Emilie Castonguay. The Canucks have checked in on Lafrenière, he was made a healthy scratch last week by the Rangers. The Rangers are very aware of the Vancouver interest in Lafrenière. Lafrenière will not be cheap but the Canucks have the assets like Bo Horvat to pull this off, if the Rangers decide to move him. Lafrenière is the type of player the new regime in Vancouver is looking for. Before he was traded to Montreal, the Canucks were also one of the teams after Blackhawks forward Kirby Dach. Lafreniere and Dach are the type of young players the Canucks are looking for.» Lafrenière made headlines last week after he was made a healthy scratch by the Rangers. Early indications are that as soon as that scratching was made public, the Rangers started to receive calls about Lafrenière's availability in a potential trade.
Lafrenière has five goals and 12 assists through 37 games this season. The former 1st overall pick from 2020 hasn't been live up to the hype so far in his young career. He averages less than half a point a game with 36 goals and 33 assists through 172 career games played.
The Canucks have their captain Bo Horvat available for trade because the team and player haven't been able to come to an agreement to on a new contract.
Horvat is having a career year, with 26 goals in just 36 games. Horvat is a pending unrestricted free agent at season's end and is due a big raise on his current $5.5 million salary.
Lafrenière is in the final year of his entry-level deal and is a restricted free agent after this season.
Vancouver have the pieces to make this deal happen and Horvat would be a great addition to help the Rangers on their playoff run.
| POLL |
Will the Canucks land Alexis Lafrenière? |
| Yes, they have the pieces to get it done | 40 | 51.3 % |
| No, he's going somewhere else | 38 | 48.7 % |
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