Canucks acquire Pettersson, O’Connor from Penguins

The Vancouver Canucks are staying busy within the commerce market whereas shoring up their blue-line depth.

Going again to the Penguins is Danton Heinen, defenceman Vincent Desharnais, the rights to ahead Melvin Fernström and the 2025 conditional first-round decide the Canucks acquired from the Rangers within the Miller commerce.

“We’re actually completely satisfied so as to add to the depth of our group with the acquisitions of Marcus and Drew,” Canucks GM Patrik Allvin stated in an announcement. “Marcus has good measurement, attain, and makes strong selections with the puck whereas Drew is an clever participant with versatility and a much bigger body.”

Pettersson, a pending unrestricted free agent, is a defensive defenceman who’s in his ninth NHL season. In 47 video games with the Penguins this season, he has three targets and 15 assists.

O’Connor, who can also be a pending unrestricted free agent, is in his fifth NHL season with the Penguins. This season, he has six targets and 10 assists by means of 53 video games.

Heinen heads again to Pittsburgh the place he performed for 2 seasons in 2021-22 and 2022-23. The Canucks signed the 29-year-old ahead to a two-year, $4.5 million deal in July. Heinen registered six targets and 12 assists with Vancouver this season.

Desharnais additionally signed a two-year take care of the Canucks in July after spending final season taking part in in 78 video games for the Edmonton Oilers. However the 28-year-old defenceman by no means actually appeared to get on monitor in Vancouver and completed his Canucks tenure with simply three assists in 34 video games.

Fernstrom, 18, was chosen by the Canucks within the third spherical (93rd general) of the 2024 NHL Draft.