Western Family and the Vancouver Canucks teamed up to create Bar Down Blast, a limited-edition ice cream. The retired NHL defenceman recently confirmed a rumour about him potentially joining the Vancouver Canucks via trade at the 2019 NHL Draft. That deal didn’t transpire, and the Canucks traded for J.T. In honour of Barrie’s story, here are seven massive trades that almost happened involving the Canucks. Canucks nix deal with GretzkyWayne Gretzky never played for the Canucks, but he almost joined the team on two occasions.