The Vancouver Canucks just made a move, trading for left-handed defenseman Erik Brannstrom from the Colorado Avalanche. Heading the other way is Tucker Poolman, with Vancouver retaining 20% of his salary, plus a fourth-round pick in 2025. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/renlavoietva/status/1842985923455156356'> </a></blockquote></div> Brannstrom, known for his puck-moving abilities and strong breakouts, did well in a third-pair role, but he's a smaller guy and sometimes prone to turnovers. What's interesting is that he really impressed at Avs training camp and earned a $0.9M deal after being cut loose by the Ottawa Senators earlier this summer. Now at 24, Brannstrom has played 266 NHL games-all with Ottawa-and is about to wear his third jersey in less than a year and will don a fourth after being placed on waivers. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1842989165224575171'> </a></blockquote></div> As for Poolman, the Canucks had run out of patience. He hasn't played in two years due to injury, and they need someone who can actually take the ice. Vancouver retains $0.5M of his salary, but they're saving about $1.5M overall in the deal by taking on Brannstrom's contract. For Colorado, adding the 2025 fourth-round pick makes it clear that this was also a bit of a salary dump for Vancouver. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1842985653232873535'> </a></blockquote></div> All in all, it's a deal that gives Vancouver some much-needed blue line depth, while Colorado gets a future asset and offloads a contract.