The Vancouver Canucks continue their California swing with a Friday afternoon game against the San Jose Sharks. Note the early start time of 1:00 p.m. PT. Friday’s game will be the first of four matchups against the Sharks this season.

It was similarly telling that Vancouver decided to hang onto the 15th pick at the 2025 NHL Draft, shooting for a long-term solution at centre in favour of pursuing a short-term or flawed solution, like Marco Rossi, in the lead-up to the draft.

The Vancouver Canucks endured rough seas for the past few weeks, but they visit the San Jose Sharks on Friday with hopes of claiming back-to-back wins for the first time in more than a month.

Elliotte Friedman reports that the Canucks are considering making veterans available for trade in an effort to get younger.

The Hurricanes are reportedly interested in acquiring Canucks forward Elias Pettersson if he becomes available for trade.

Yes, that's right. Quinn Hughes. The team captain and the winner of the 2024 Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman. He's been long-rumored to be on the block - a reunion with brothers Jack and Luke in New Jersey has often been discussed - and the Canucks' struggles appear to make that a likely outcome.

This is about a 23-game body of work in which the Canucks have sputtered and struggled in just about every phase of the game.

The Vancouver Canucks will likely maintain the status quo this season regarding their captain's situation amid a tough year.

In the Western Conference, the Edmonton Oilers are fifth in the wild-card race, followed by the Winnipeg Jets (sixth) and Vancouver Canucks (seventh), with the Calgary Flames second last in the west with 19 points, one ahead of last-place Nashville.