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Buium will draw into the Canucks lineup on Tuesday.
Buium will draw right back into the lineup after getting a night off on Monday. Tom Willander will sit in his place.
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Zeev Buium
Age: 20Position: D
TOI
65%
Fantasy
76%
Fantasy Positional Rank
Goals
42%
Assists
69%
Power-Play
88%
SOG
36%
Plus/Minus
2%
Hits
21%
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Buium is expected to make his Canucks debut on Sunday.
The Canucks acquired Buium from the Wild on Friday along with Minnesota's 2026 first-round draft pick and forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Ohgren in exchange for defenseman Quinn Hughes.
One of the top defensive prospects in all of hockey will now have even more pressure to fulfill his mighty potential as Buium is the centre piece of the haul the Canucks acquired in exchange for franchise great Quinn Hughes. The 12th overall pick in the 2024 NHL entry draft, Buium excelled in his two seasons of NCAA hockey, racking up 24 goals and 74 assists across 83 games at the University of Denver. The 20-year-old defenseman made his NHL debut earlier this season and appeared in 31 games for the Wild, tallying three goals and 11 assists.
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Buium is expected to be a healthy scratch for Game 5 on Tuesday.
Buium was Minnesota's 12th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut in this postseason, often quarterbacking the top powerplay unit, scoring one point (0G / 1A) in 4 games. He will head to the sidelines as a healthy scratch, being replaced by Jon Merrill.
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Buium will make his NHL debut in Game 1 vs. the Golden Knights.
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Buium has been practicing with Minnesota but will not make his debut on Tuesday vs. Anaheim.
Buium was Minnesota's 12th-overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. The 19-year-old defenseman just completed his second season with the University of Denver, scoring 48 points (13G / 35A) in 41 games.
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Buium is expected to make his NHL debut on Tuesday vs. Anaheim.
Minnesota has signed Zeev Buium to a three-year, entry-level contract.