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The Vancouver Canucks will be sniffing around centres at the June draft with Henrik Sedin in the last year of his contract and aged 37 before next season and Bo Horvat not yet ready to be a No. 1 pivot.

Yes, they’d be interested in Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Edmonton Oilers would want an offensive defenceman from any teams for RNH. Their first choice would still be Justin Faulk of the Carolina Hurricanes, most likely.

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But would Vancouver trade first-rounder Olli Juolevi, who is back in junior with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League after going fifth in the 2016 draft? Doubtful. Would Canucks give up right-shot Troy Stecher?

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Ducks look for ways to fit players under salary cap

Anaheim Ducks general manager Bob Murray made off like a bandit getting Rickard Rakell, his best forward, signed for six years at a cap hit of $3.8 million.

They eventually want him to be the No. 2 centre, but for now, he has 32 goals and is with Ryan Getzlaf on the wing on the No. 1 line.