Only a few days previous to their Oct. 9 season-opener, the Vancouver Canucks locked up Nils Hoglander to a three-year extension. The 23-year-old winger can have a $3 million cap hit on that deal beginning in 2025-26—he’s at present making simply $1.1 million towards the cap.
Normal Supervisor Patrik Allvin pronounces that the #Canucks have agreed to phrases with ahead Nils Höglander on a three-year contract extension with a $3 million AAV.
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) October 6, 2024
En path to the Canucks’ first playoff berth since 2019-20, Hoglander put up career-highs in objectives (24), factors (36), and plus/minus (plus-23) final season. He did this with a lowly 12:06 of common ice time, so maybe he’s due for a lift in 2024-25 and as soon as his new deal kicks in.
Hoglander had a constructive on-ice impression for the Canucks final season, so protecting him looks like the good alternative. Contemplating Vancouver’s less-than-stellar wing depth at this stage, it’s potential that the younger Swede may work his means into the highest six. It’ll be a battle, however that may very well be the trail to creating this deal a possible steal down the road.
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A second-round decide in 2019, it took Hoglander slightly bit to seek out his groove, however he appears to have executed so final season. Already a 221-game veteran in B.C., does the left-winger have what it takes to provide like a bonafide star?
