Garrioch said something in passing to the effect that Bear might be an option for the Sens if they moved on from their interest in Chychrun
I could definitely see Ottawa making some sense for Bear. They're certainly in a position to give him a little bit of run trying to push Zaitsev down the lineup. With Zub clearly ahead of him. Could pay off for them, even if it's a small payoff. Makes more sense with the Sens than the Canucks to me.
To me Bear is a smart player but he is not physically gifted, so sometimes he tries to do things that he just isn't really capable of. If he simplifies his play and just focuses on making the smart, low risk play then he'll be fine and I can see him as a solid puck moving 4D.
This is the real crux of the problem with Bear for the Canucks. He's a player who seems to play his best hockey when he works within himself and has his workload appropriately scaled to what he's capable of. Whereas with Vancouver, they'd be dealing for him because he's a RHD, with the intention of playing him above and beyond where he really should be. Asking him to play above his head as a partner for either Hughes or OEL. I don't think that's a real recipe for success.