Senators among – Two league sources believe the Ottawa Senators are among the teams interested in Jake DeBrusk, raising fresh questions about the Canucks’ plans for the 29-year-old Edmonton native. DeBrusk posted 23 goals and 19 assists last season and carries a $5.5 million c
The idea of Jake DeBrusk wearing another Canadian jersey is no longer just offseason chatter.
Two league sources believe the Senators are among a group of teams interested in the Vancouver Canucks forward. The timing matters. because DeBrusk’s place in the Canucks’ near future has always carried real stakes: he’s been with Vancouver since signing as a free agent on July 1. 2024. and he has been central enough to make any move feel like more than simple roster reshuffling.
DeBrusk is 29 and an Edmonton native, but his hockey identity has been built in two major chapters. In Vancouver, he’s now entering his second season. Before that, he spent seven seasons with the Boston Bruins after being drafted by Boston as the 14th-overall pick in 2015.
The production is the part that makes the interest understandable. Last season. DeBrusk recorded 23 goals and 19 assists for 42 points in 81 games. reaching the 20-goal mark for the fifth time in his career. Those numbers are exactly the kind of output teams look for when they want reliable scoring without gambling on a full rebuild timeline.
Still, any potential shift is complicated by what remains on his contract. DeBrusk has five seasons left on his seven-year deal, carrying a cap hit of $5.5 million. His contract also includes a no-move clause for the 2026-27 season. followed by a modified no-trade clause for the rest of the agreement. In practical terms, it means whatever interest exists now has to run into the hard realities of player control.
DeBrusk also left a clear emotional marker about the direction of the team back in March. Speaking to The Province’s Ben Kuzma. he said a rebuild “is not something I would be OK with or accepting. ” adding. “My game doesn’t fit that.” Those comments don’t decide anything by themselves. but they add weight to the growing sense that the question isn’t whether DeBrusk can still score—it’s whether the team environment he’s willing to buy into matches the one that may be coming.
For now. the Senators’ name is part of a wider set of teams showing interest. with DeBrusk’s recent scoring and contractual protections shaping how serious that interest can become. The Canucks will have to balance what they have on the ice with what their roster can realistically keep long-term—and DeBrusk’s own words make that balancing act feel personal. not theoretical.
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