Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
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The noise surrounding Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson just keeps getting louder. The 27-year-old has struggled offensively so far this season, recording just 35 points in 51 games. Pettersson's name has also been attached to trade rumours,
The Canucks (18-34-7) are last in the NHL standings and are likely to miss the playoffs for the second straight season. They traded defenseman Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 12, after trading forward J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers last season.
Predictably, Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson wasn't in a good mood speaking to the media on Monday morning.
There has been trade speculation, but the reality is Pettersson may not be going anywhere. If so, how can he find his lost game?
Vancouver has finally arrived at the bottom. There's a cost to that, of course, but hope sits at the extremes.
It's been two years since Elias Pettersson inked a whopping eight-year, US$92.8-million extension with the Vancouver Canucks. The Swedish centre admits he hasn't been the franchise star expected of such a deal.
The Vancouver Canucks could look to trade Elias Pettersson, Conor Garland, or both before Friday's NHL trade deadline. Both potential forward trades have the same problem, though. Pettersson is under contract through the 2031-32 season. Garland is also under contract through the 2031-32 season.
The Los Angeles Kings lost star winger Kevin Fiala to a season-ending injury at the 2026 Winter Olympics and now Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson has turned up as one of the top names the Kin
It’s been exactly two years since the Canucks signed Elias Pettersson to a contract extension and even the forward knows he hasn’t “lived up to expectations,” Iain MacIntyre writes.
Did Elias Pettersson get traded? Canucks, Red Wings fans duped by fake Elliotte Friedman news originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The NHL trade deadline is Friday, and Vancouver Canucks star Elias Pettersson is involved in plenty of trade rumors.