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Canucks Should Target 3 Remaining Free Agents

While the Vancouver Canucks appear to be done shopping on the bare shelves of the premium free agent market, there is still a dollar store full of bargain bin options they could consider either for an NHL contract or a professional try-out (PTO) ahead of training camp. Here are three players general manager Patrik Allvin should be targeting.Calvin de HaanOf the three players mentioned here, Calvin de Haan is the only one that has been directly connected to the Canucks as Irfaan Gaffar, reported on Aug. 10’s episode of The People’s Show on Sportsnet 650 that the team has had some talks with his camp. He has spent the last three seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks where he scored six goals and 24 points in 142 games along with 330 blocked shots and 338 hits.Related: 3 Free Agent Defensemen Worth Taking a Flier OnWhile de Haan is a left-handed defender, he has been known to play both sides effectively and could be a good addition to a defence corps that needs more snarl apart from Luke Schenn and Kyle Burroughs. Selected 12th overall by the New York Islanders back in 2009, he has always been known for his physicality and propensity to block shots – hitting the century mark in both six times in his career. Going into the 2022-23 season, he has 19 goals and 119 points in 520 games along with 1,123 blocked shots and 1,093 hits.Calvin de Haan, Chicago BlackhawksCalvin de Haan, Chicago Blackhawks (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers)As you can probably tell by the numbers, de Haan is not an offensive defenceman, but rather a physical, no-nonsense blueliner who kills penalties, blocks shots and plays well defensively. Basically, he’s the kind of player the Canucks haven’t had since they let Chris Tanev walk in free agency and eventually join the Calgary Flames. All in all, if the money and term fit, he’s someone they could use alongside Hughes or Oliver Ekman-Larsson in the top four.Kris RussellSimilar to de Haan, although not as big or physical, Kris Russell can still skate and block a ton of shots. Currently the all-time leader in that stat with 2,044 blocks, he hasn’t met a puck he doesn’t like to throw his body in front of. Now 35 years old, the former Medicine Hat Tiger star has hit the century mark in shot blocks eight times in his career and five of those were in the 200-300 range. He has also received votes for the Lady Byng Trophy, finishing in the top 30 in 2015-16 and the top 40 in 2017-18.Related: Canucks Prospect Report: Jurmo, Lekkerimaki, Myrenberg & MoreKnown more for his offensive exploits in junior, the undersized Russell established himself in the NHL as a reliable two-way defenceman who was an effective penalty killer and shot blocker. His offensive game has shone through at times during his NHL career – most notably during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons when he had 29 and 34-point campaigns respectively – but looking back on his time in the NHL now, his name is synonymous with blocking shots, not putting up points.Kris Russell OilersKris Russell, Edmonton Oilers (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)In the Canucks’ case, they could use a shot-blocking dynamo like Russell in 2022-23 to help prop up a bad penalty kill and fill in for Tucker Poolman who is still battling the migraines that eventually ended his 2021-22 season (from ‘Canucks’ Tucker Poolman ‘training, skating’ as migraines still a concern’ The Province, 8/18/22). Yes, he on the older side, but that means he won’t be demanding a long-term deal worth a lot of money. In fact, they could just invite him to training camp and see what happens. Who knows? He could end up being an underrated addition from the Edmonton Oilers like Alex Chiasson was last year.