Notable additions and signings
The biggest signing the Canucks made this past offseason is bringing in Braden Holtby. Last season with the Washington Capitals, he went 25-14-6 with a career-worst GAA of 3.11 and save percentage of .897. This was the first time in his career that he’s posted a GAA of over 3.00 and a save percentage of under .900. Holtby was signed to a two year contract worth $8.6 million.
That was their only notable signing where a new player was brought to the team. They did bring in some new guys in players like Zack MacEwen, Jayce Hawryluk and Ashton Sautner but those three have a combined 112 games at the NHL level under their belt.
The Canucks did make one trade where they acquired Nate Schmidt from the Golden Knights in exchange for a third round pick in the 2022 draft. In 59 games last season, he tallied 31 points which came in the form of seven goals and 24 assists. He’s under contract for $5.95 million a year until the 2024-25 season.
The Canucks doled out contract extensions at the NHL level to two of their players in Adam Gaudette (one year, $950,000) and Virtanen (two years, $5.1 million).
It’s safe to say that the Canucks came out as losers this offseason as they lost significant more talent than they added.