Canucks' Brock Boeser breaks silence on trade rumors

The reality is, if you're on the Vancouver Canucks' roster, you're a possible trade candidate before the NHL's March 6 deadline.

Once the Canucks traded away Quinn Hughes, they slapped the flashing, bright "OPEN" sign on the front of their roster. It's sell-off season.

That includes, at least in the rumors, Brock Boeser.

That surprised Boeser, though, who had this to say to reporters on Friday:

"It's not a trade deadline if my name's not in there."

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Boeser, the 29-year old right wing, isn't having his best season.

In 51 games, he has 12 goals and 14 assists, for just 26 points.

Of course, Vancouver isn't exactly lighting it up, so that doesn't help the cause. Still, it's not the type of season that makes Boeser a trade asset, especially on his sturdy contract.

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There are definitely Canucks more likely to get traded than him, at least based on all the reported rumors that are out there.

But a contender could find a way to fit Boeser and hope a change of scenery does him well. This is a guy with 216 goals and 244 assists in his 605-game NHL career. That is enough proven production to give him a shot if the price is right.

Will the price be right? Well, at this point, the Canucks may be finding a good price for everyone on the roster.

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