CALGARY, AB - OCTOBER 05: Alexander Edler #23 of the Vancouver Canucks in action against the Calgary Flames during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on October 5, 2019 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)
About to enter his 15th season in the NHL, veteran defender Alexander Edler still carries a lot of value on the blueline for the Vancouver Canucks.
Alex Edler is on the back-nine of his career, but he’s still very valuable to the Vancouver Canucks.
Having played every single one of his 955 NHL games in a Canucks uniform, Edler has long been known as the backbone of Vancouver’s blueline for more than a decade.