All indicators level to Canucks sniper Brock Boeser being prepared for the season after he advised reporters he’s off blood thinners and has been cleared for contact, through Noah Strang of Daily Hive Vancouver. He missed the ultimate sport of Vancouver’s season, a Recreation 7 loss to the Oilers within the second spherical, after scans confirmed clotting that stemmed from a blocked shot earlier in the series.
Nonetheless, Boeser, 27, isn’t totally out of the woods but. He made it clear the state of affairs might be one to “monitor all through this season,” Strang mentioned. He additionally added that he’ll have to put on compression gear on flights to stop further clotting points.
After a breakout 40-goal, 73-point common season, the clotting difficulty didn’t influence Boeser’s ordinary offseason coaching routine an excessive amount of. Throughout Vancouver’s end-of-season media availability in Could, the winger mentioned that he anticipated being ready for coaching camp within the fall. He didn’t disclose Monday if his contact clearance was a current improvement or if it got here earlier within the offseason.
And, as anticipated, Boeser additionally mentioned he hasn’t begun negotiations on a contract extension and can as an alternative let these play out after the season begins, per Strang. Boeser is coming into the ultimate season of a three-year, $19.95M take care of a $6.65M AAV, one he’ll eclipse by a major quantity if he can repeat final season’s exhibiting.
It’s unlikely that would be the case, although. Boeser might nonetheless earn a elevate, however anticipating him to hit the 40-goal mark once more appears unrealistic. The Minnesota native shot 19.6% final season – almost six factors above his profession common. With an anticipated regression to the 13-14% vary, the 30-goal plateau continues to be reachable.
He nonetheless initiatives to play a starring position on a new-look Canucks offense that now options Jake DeBrusk, Danton Heinen and Daniel Sprong, changing some outgoing names like Sam Lafferty, Elias Lindholm and Ilya Mikheyev. He’s slated to begin the season as Vancouver’s prime proper wing in first-line minutes alongside J.T. Miller.