Ekman-Larsson comfortable he can 'help the Canucks out a lot' Defenseman admits he's struggled past four seasons, wants to be part of winning team following trade by Tom Gulitti @TomGulittiNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer Oliver Ekman-Larsson can't wait to get to work with the Vancouver Canucks. The 30-year-old defenseman was traded to the Canucks with forward Conor Garland by the Arizona Coyotes on Friday for forwards Loui Eriksson, Jay Beagle and Antoine Roussel, the No. 9 pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, and a seventh-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. "I just want to get started right now, to be honest with you," Ekman-Larsson said Saturday from Sweden. "I just want the summer to be over and to move to Vancouver. I'm super excited about the fresh start and the coaching staff, it seems great, and the whole organization seems great. So I'm super excited to be a part of it."