Brock Boeser Was Canucks' Plan B, Claims NHL Insider originally appeared on Athlon Sports. For weeks, it looked like Brock Boeser was done with the Vancouver Canucks. By late June, multiple reports pegged him as a “longshot” to re-sign.

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are still a few big names unsigned in free agency, and Dmitry Orlov is one of the biggest on defense. Why hasn’t he signed yet?

Brock Boeser and the Canucks have agreed to a seven-year, $7.25 million AAV contract to bring him back to Vancouver in free agency, Sportsnet's Dan Murphy reported on Tuesday. Boeser hit free agency after his previous three-year, $19.95 million deal with the Canucks expired following the 2024-25 season.