Cika wannan jumla: A cikin irin wannan yanayin da ya yi ciniki daga Ducks shekaru uku da suka gabata, Påhlsson ya sake yin ciniki a kakar wasa ta ƙarshe na kwantiraginsa a ranar 27 ga Fabrairu, 2012. An tura shi zuwa Vancouver Canucks don mai kare Taylor Ellington da kuma zagaye na huɗu na zagaye na hudu a
A shekara ta 2012. Påhlsson ya zira kwallaye na farko a matsayin Canuck a ranar 8 ga Maris, wasan da ya lashe wasan da Winnipeg Jets.