The Vancouver Canucks’ stance on Brock Boeser is crystal clear: it was a first-round pick or nothing at the NHL trade deadline. That’s the word echoing through NHL circles, and frankly, it was a bold move.

Donnie & Dhali: Don Taylor and Rick Dhaliwal on Vancouver Canucks pending UFA Brock Boeser and as of Monday, they weren’t close to a deal. The trade market for him may not be as big has you think. There is still time to work out a deal. Boeser wants to stay but for seven or eight years and not on a five-year deal.

Uncertainty over Mikko Rantanen's future with the Carolina Hurricanes has kept the 28-year-old right winger's name in the NHL rumor mill.

Sellers around the NHL from Philadelphia to San Jose, Mikko Rantanen and the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers were winners at the trade deadline.