With the trade deadline less than 72 hours away, Vancouver finds itself locked into a crowded, tooth-and-nail fight to make the playoffs. And if the Canucks make it, their first-round opponent will be one of the NHL’s best teams.

The trade deadline is two days away and Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin has some decisions to make.

The club's recent play has rather obviously clarified how Canucks management should approach this Friday's deadline.

There have been 53 trade deadlines since the Vancouver Canucks entered the NHL. A time of season for the haves and have-nots. The Canucks have not put themselves in a position to be the amongst the haves throughout their history.

NHL trade deadline is later this week, giving Stanley Cup contenders and playoff hopefuls little time to make any final roster upgrades via trade ahead of the stretch run. Several teams didn’t wait until the deadline to make a splash in the trade market.

Welcome to another edition of NHL Rumours. The NHL trade deadline is just days away and there is a lot of business to get done for many teams. The Toronto Maple Leafs have plenty of assets on standby in the event of an inevitable trade.

The NHL trade deadline comes around every year, and every year it’s different. Some years, the market lends itself to buyers, and contending teams can add premium assets for pennies on the dollar. This isn’t one of those years.

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