The Vancouver Canucks made a trade offer for Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman David Jiricek, per a new report.

According to NHL insider Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, the Vancouver Canucks will not trade for the disgruntled Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman. Speaking on Sportsnet 650, Seravalli suggested a deal for Jiricek is imminent while removing the Canucks from the conversation.

It’s no secret that the Vancouver Canucks are in the market for a defenceman, especially a right-shot defenceman at that. There isn’t a massive market for blueliners, so when the Columbus Blue Jackets made the 20-year-old right-shot defenceman David Jiricek available,

Are the San Jose Sharks circling David Jiricek? Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff isn’t counting out the Sharks in the Jiricek sweepstakes. “I don’t think

A David Jiricek trade from the Blue Jackets is reportedly 'imminent,' but the young defenseman will not join the Canucks.

It’s pretty clear already that the Oilers’ biggest need before the trade deadline is adding a right-shot defenceman to play alongside Darnell Nurse.  In an article by Kurt Leavins of the Edmonton Journal,

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman David Jiricek is one of the top players in the trade market right now. The Blue Jackets are looking to move him, and he is understandably generating a ton of interest around the league.

With December on the horizon, trade talks are beginning to heat up around the NHL, with a young defenseman’s name hopping up on a few trade boards. The Columbus Blue Jackets have David Jiricek in their system.