Vancouver Canucks are facing a cap crunch after signing Filip Hronek to a $7.2 million extension, limiting their ability to re-sign key free agents like Nikita Zadorov and others. Options for moving salary out include trading Ilya Mikheyev, a player with a challenging contract.
Potential destinations for Mikheyev could include the Pittsburgh Penguins where former GM Kyle Dubas is now present, the New Jersey Devils with past connections to Mikheyev's coach Sheldon Keefe, and the Calgary Flames with previous business dealings with Canucks management and Mikheyev's former teammate Andrei Kuzmenko.