After months of questions surrounding Daniel and Henrik Sedin's future with the Canucks, the trade deadline may have the twins inching closer to an answer.
The Sedins, who turned 37 in September, are in the last year of their contracts in Vancouver and await unrestricted free agency this summer.
With the Feb. 26 trade deadline approaching, Henrik said that, at best, he and his brother may have a clearer picture of what path they want to take by that time.
"I think you can maybe lean a certain way [before the trade deadline] but other than that, it's tough," Henrik told TSN 1040 in Vancouver. "If we have an idea then we'll be upfront with the people that need to know."
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Though it would be sudden, the twins could opt for a trade before the deadline and go play for a team other than the Canucks for the first time ever in their careers.
If no trade is made prior to the deadline, the Sedins could look to re-sign with Vancouver, shop around in free agency or hang up their skates altogether.
"[The Canucks] want to do what's best for them and we want to try to help as much as we can too," he said. "If we can give an answer, we'll give them something. If we're still undecided or not sure, they've told us they're fine with us telling them when we know."
Henrik Sedin, addressing the media, says he’s excited by the team management is putting together and that he and Daniel feel good this season. They’re in constant talks about their future. pic.twitter.com/N2Dna5RC0N
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) January 23, 2018
Though they may not be the 100-points per season players they were earlier in their careers, the twins have proved their value as veterans. Henrik has 32 points on the season, on 30 assists and two goals, while Daniel has notched 11 goals and 19 assists to put him at 30 points so far.
Both Sedins are on pace for a 50-plus point campaign but Henrik said that their strong performances this season don't have much of an impact on their decision for the future.
"If we were to have a terrible year, maybe it would've made things easier but if we put up 50 points or 35 or 25, that doesn't really matter," Henrik said. "It's a lot of different things. There's family, there's how we feel physically and mentally."
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Henrik denied reports that surfaced this month claiming the Sedins were looking for one more year in Vancouver, affirming that there had been no decisions made and the twins hadn't talked to anyone about it.
"There's an ongoing discussion about it. It's not if you're going to come back or not, it's more how do you feel and all that goes into it," he said. "We'll come to a conclusion about it when we need to."