Canucks predicted to target 6-foot-6 former 1st-round pick in free agency

He's a grinder, not a big scorer. He began the 2025-26 season with the Nashville Predators and had 12 points (5 goals, 7 assists) in 59 games.

With the Wild after the trade deadline, he had five points (3 goals, 2 assists) in 20 games.

For the season, McCarron finished with a career-high 205 hits and a career-high 77 blocks in 79 games.

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He's viewed as on a bit of a career upswing, having averaged a career-high 14 minutes and 2 seconds of ice time per game in the 2025-26 season.

McCarron is never going to be a star, but he can help set the tone in the bottom-six, and for a team like the Canucks that needs players to positively impact a move toward winning, McCarron would be a solid player to add to the roster.

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