Patrik Allvin, the Vancouver Canucks' general manager, stated that extending Elias Pettersson influenced the team's approach at the trade deadline. Despite this, the Canucks were engaged in discussions about available players but ultimately decided not to make any moves. Allvin emphasized the team's belief in their current roster's competitiveness and highlighted the importance of balancing the present and future of the Canucks.
Patrik Allvin: We could have parted ways with several younger players to get more established players in here. We're excited about the younger players who are getting closer to filling spots on the roster. #Canucks @Sportsnet650
Patrik Allvin: It's the balance of today's Vancouver #Canucks, and next year's and the following years Vancouver Canucks. This is a process we started 2 years ago. We're not finished. We're not satisfied. @Sportsnet650
“You always want to be ahead of things… I think this is a balance between today’s Vancouver #Canucks and next years Canucks, and also the year after,” says Patrik Allvin. “Would I have liked to have added another player today? Yeah, sure.”
“I think Phil is a great player and person,” says Patrik Allvin, who cites cap space and “roster complications” and the stylistic fit as reasons the #Canucks decided against signing Phil Kessel.
Allvin on Kessel: Phil is a great person and a well respected player. With being in LTIR and roster complications, unfortunately at this point it wasn't a fit for us. #Canucks @Sportsnet650
“It definitely did,” says Patrik Allvin of whether extending Elias Pettersson impacted the club’s urgency at the deadline. “That said there were a couple intriguing players available,” who the club nonetheless checked in on. #Canucks
Patrik Allvin: We weren't willing to part ways with the young players that we have that we believe can come in and help us over the next couple of years. #Canucks @Sportsnet650
Patrik Allvin cites not wanting to give up some of the young players in their organization (mentioning Lekkermaki, Willander, Pettersson, Podkolzin, Bains and Sasson by name). #Canucks @Sportsnet650
Patrik Allvin says the #Canucks were involved in conversations about "most of the players" that were available. @Sportsnet650
Patrik Allvin: We have tremendous respect for the other teams in our division, but nothing has really changed. We know how hard we need to play to have success. #Canucks @Sportsnet650
Patrik Allvin cites their cap situation and the need to move money out in order to bring money in when talking about why the #Canucks were inactive today. @Sportsnet650
Patrik Allvin on a quiet deadline day for the #Canucks: “We talked a lot to other teams about players… looking at our team and where we are [and what we picked up during the year] we felt like we’d already strengthened our team… “The team we have is good enough to compete.”
Patrik Allvin: We felt this team we have here is good enough to compete. #Canucks @Sportsnet650
Golden Knights Trade Deadlines: 2018 - Reaves, Tatar 2019 - Stone 2020 - Martinez, Lehner 2021 - Janmark 2022 - (Traded for Eichel earlier in the year) 2023 - Barbashev, Quick 2024 - Hanifin, Hertl, Mantha #VegasBorn