During the second intermission of the Vancouver Canucks game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman shared the latest on what he’s hearing regarding the latest trade rumours surrounding the Canucks.
“One of the things the Canucks have indicated with both [Elias] Pettersson and [JT] Miller is they’re not shutting off interest from the Western Conference. Teams from the West who have reached out have not been told ‘No,’ that they would be unwilling to deal any particular player to any of those destinations. But of course, still unsure of how to handicap how this will go.”
There have been multiple trade rumours surrounding the Canucks lately, with numerous Eastern Conference teams being linked to the potential players. The teams include the New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, and Carolina Hurricanes, among others, have reportedly inquired about the Canucks’ star centremen.
If the team trades one of these stars, the club will look for a centre in return to fill the void left behind in the top six from either Miller or Pettersson.
The Canucks have traded their fair share of star talent, mostly sending them to the Eastern Conference. They have sent Roberto Luongo, Todd Bertuzzi, Trevor Linden, Bo Horvat, Cory Schneider, Alexander Mogilny and Pavel Bure to the East in years past.
Vancouver has not been shy to move players within the conference, sending Kevin Bieksa and Ryan Kesler to the Anaheim Ducks.
Last season, the Canucks acquired two players in two separate deals from the Calgary Flames, Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov.
Miller, 31, has scored eight goals and 21 assists for 29 points in 32 games this season. He is in year two of his seven-year deal, which pays him $8 million annually.
Pettersson, 26, has scored 10 goals and 19 assists for 29 points in 36 games this season. He is in year one of his eight-year deal, which pays him $11.6 million annually.
Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin will have until the March 7th trade deadline to decide what to do regarding his top two centremen.
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