Overview
- In an interview with The Globe and Mail, president Jim Rutherford said the Pettersson–Miller conflict kept resurfacing and that there was "not a good solution" to keep the core intact.
- Vancouver traded JT Miller to the New York Rangers, who named him captain at the start of the season.
- The Canucks dealt Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild after months of speculation about his future.
- Head coach Rick Tocchet exited in free agency for Philadelphia on a big-money contract.
- Brock Boeser stayed in Vancouver after a last-minute call from GM Patrik Allvin prompted him to tell his agent to get a deal done.