New Jersey Devils: 3 Huge Trades To Bring Quinn Hughes Here

This trade would be an interesting one from both sides. Vancouver has always had a thing for Swedes since the Sedin Twins were drafted together and spent their entire careers with the Canucks. They even took on big, bad contracts of two now with Loui Eriksson and Ekman-Larsson on the roster. Pettersson, their biggest star, is from the same country as is quite possibly their best young prospect Nils Hoglander. If it wasn’t clear they have a small thing for them this last draft three of their six picks were Swedish which is interesting, to say the least. Obviously, they want quality first, but nothing should be taken away from the return.

Jesper Boqvist has stumbled a bit, but only a few years ago he was projected in the 1st round and was considered a steal in the second. Sometimes things just work better on a new team and Vancouver could be just what he needs. It’s clear that Boqvist could do much better with a change of scenery.

Alexander Holtz is the big fish of this deal and was considered the best pure sniper in his draft class. With two pro seasons under his belt in Sweden, he should be ready very soon for the NHL, and pairing him with a professional and fantastic centreman like Pettersson is a situation he would thrive in. The Canucks offense would be a force to be reckoned with on the top end.  All it would take is some defensive work in front of Thatcher Demko and they could be an ok playoff team.