Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin joined John Shannon and Landon Ferraro on the 100% Canucks Podcast this week, offering candid insight into the club’s offseason decisions, the future of key players, and his outlook heading into 2024–25. Allvin opened the conversation by addressing the overall volatility of this year’s free agent market. “Free agency, you never know what’s going to come out of it,” Allvin said. “A lot of the players in the UFA pool signed with their teams before July 1st. Some of them expressed that Canada wasn’t a preferred destination.” Despite those hurdles, Allvin expressed satisfaction with the team’s ability to retain three major pieces: Thatcher Demko, Conor Garland, and Brock Boeser. “I was very pleased to get the three guys on contracts with Brock being the last guy. Having those three core players is big for us, not just this year but moving forward with the culture and standard, how Adam Foote wants to play and what those guys contribute to the Canucks and the commun
