Getty The latest Vancouver Canucks rumors suggest the club eyed a Carolina Hurricanes forward at the NHL trade deadline. Vancouver Canucks rumors were in high gear at the 2026 NHL trade deadline. Pundits believed the club would make a big splash. However, only two relatively minor trades went down, leaving Canucks wondering what could have been. Well, in the post-deadline fallout, chatter has emerged suggesting that the Canucks were eyeing a Carolina Hurricanes forward. As insider Elliotte