Now with general manager Patrik Allvin's hand being forced to consider making a move to change up the locker-room dynamic, Pettersson's name has been used in trade rumor discussions, which is a first in the All-Star's six-and-a-half seasons with the Canucks.

NHL insider Darren Dreger addressed the situation on TSN's "Insider Trading" on Wednesday , casting doubt on Toronto’s ability to land Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson. According to Dreger, Pettersson is out of Toronto's reach due to his $92.8 million contract and the significant assets a trade would require.

On Tuesday, our colleague at The Athletic Josh Yohe reported the Canucks fielded and walked away from an offer from the New York Rangers involving a potential Mika Zibanejad for J.T. Miller trade. Zibanejad is still an enormously skilled power-play specialist but his foot speed and two-way game are trending in a direction that looks very much like a “worst-case scenario for what it could look like as Miller ages into his mid-30s” already,

More and more buzz continues to grow around the Vancouver Canucks and the futures of Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller. And now, word came out that earlier this season the New York Rangers offered a deal to the Canucks surrounding Mika Zibanejad for J.