It has been an eventful year for Canucks forward Lukas Reichel . Despite a solid start in limited action in Chicago, the Blackhawks had already decided that he was not going to be part of their long-term plans and moved him to Vancouver last month for a 2027 fourth-round pick. With the Canucks dealing with several injuries, he was a low-cost NHL-level replacement.

Unfortunately for him and the team, that hasn’t gone quite as planned. Reichel has been limited to just one assist in 13 games since the move and hasn’t even recorded a shot on goal in six straight contests. As a result, he found himself a healthy scratch in yesterday’s loss to Dallas.

With some players trending toward being closer to returning, it appears that Reichel might not be in Vancouver’s plans for much longer.

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