Three Potential David Savard Trades Ahead Of NHL Trade Deadline

Vancouver Canucks

The team that makes the most sense when it comes to trading David Savard is the Vancouver Canucks. There are several reasons this match makes sense as the Canucks were always in need of another right defender, lost Tyler Myers who is out week to week, and have already been aggressive in trading for Elias Lindholm.

They are a Stanley Cup contender that has some lightning in a bottle this season and needs to take advantage by going all in this season. They were in the running for Tanev and could be the team that pivots and offers a strong package for Savard to fill what they identified as a need.

What would a strong offer look like from the Canucks? Well, they have the cap space to make a deal straight up so there would not need to be any retention or added assets or three-way offers to complicate matters.

Instead, the Canucks could make a very similar offer the Stars did for Tanev. That would be a second round draft pick in 2025, a recent second round pick in Aatu Raty and a conditional fourth round pick in 2024 if the Canucks make the Stanley Cup Final this season.

Raty is a two-way forward who is 21 years old and has 13 goals and 35 points in 51 games with the Abbotsford Canucks of the AHL this season. He doesn't project as a big scorer, but could be a reliable two way threat on the bottom six of an NHL team in the near future.