Patrick Johnston of the Vancouver Province: The Arizona Coyotes have had some recent interest in Vancouver Canucks forward Tanner Pearson.
The Coyotes and Canucks talked during the offseason about defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
The Canucks could look to move Pearson before the deadline for a few assets and could tell him they’d have interest in re-signing in the offseason.
Brandon Sutter is another pending UFA that the Canucks could see what they could get for him. Finding new homes for Jordie Benn, Antoine Roussel, Jay Beagle and Jake Virtanen could also be an option for the Canucks.