Conor Garland’s Road to 500 NHL Games: The Untold Struggles and Triumphs Behind the Milestone
The 2021 off-season was a massive one for Garland, as not only did he pick up a Bronze Medal, but he was traded to Vancouver on July 23, 2021. The trade was Garland, along with Oliver Ekman-Larsson, to the Canucks for a first-round pick in 2021, a second-round draft pick in 2022, a seventh-round draft pick in 2023, Jay Beagle, Loui Eriksson, and Antoine Roussel. Even at the time, this trade was polarizing in the market and remains a topic of debate to this day.
A few days after the trade, Garland signed a five-year extension with Vancouver. The contract, which carries an AAV of $4.95 million, has aged gracefully as Garland has put up 207 points in 335 games with the Canucks. During his time in Vancouver, Garland has emerged as a leader on the ice and has already signed an extension that will keep him with the Canucks until 2032.
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