Canucks may have showed their hand on Luke Schenn

With the National Hockey League Trade Deadline quickly approaching, there have already been a flurry of major trades that have gone down between teams going in opposite directions. Both Bo Horvat and Vladimir Tarasenko now have new homes, while attention is now turning to other high profile free agents-to be in Timo Meier, Dylan Larkin, Tyler Bertuzzi, and others. 

One particular veteran who has found himself the subject of trade rumors happens to be Vancouver Canucks defenseman Luke Schenn, who has been linked to a handful of teams looking to add depth on their blue line. But are the Canucks interesting in actually dealing him, and is he even interested in being moved? 

According to TSN's Pierre LeBrun, the answer could in fact be no in both cases.

"I think that decision is going to go right to the wire in this case," LeBrun said Thursday on Insider Trading. "And I think it's going to come down to the quality of the offer on the table versus the fact that Luke Schenn is a popular guy with that team. He's a leader and in the wake of Bo Horvat being traded, that's certainly important."

"New coach Rick Tocchet values the presence of Luke Schenn and Luke Schenn himself has indicated to management that he is fine with staying put and even signing an extension," he continued. "So to me, this is going to come down to what's on the table. Is it worth moving the pending UFA [unrestricted free agent], or do we keep him around? I think we wait till March 2 or March 3 for that."

Schenn, who was selected with the 5th overall pick in the 2008 NHL Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, is well traveled over the course of his career, having suited up for the Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Arizona Coyotes, Anaheim Ducks, Tampa Bay Lightning and Canucks. He's racked up a total of 187 points in 914 regular season games played.