The Vancouver Canucks are listening to their options with feuding superstars, but Elias Pettersson may be the first to go.

Despite Pettersson's recent struggles, his return could mimic past blockbuster deals involving a star center. Winnipeg recently traded Pierre-Luc Dubois to Los Angeles for three NHL pieces and a draft pick. Before that, Buffalo traded Jack Eichel to Vegas for an NHL player, a top prospect, and two draft picks.

Over the past week and a half, Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin and director of player personnel Scott Young took in a series of World Junior games in Ottawa, watched Vancouver’s AHL affiliate in Laval and were in attendance together to witness the Canucks’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.

The idea of seeing Elias Pettersson in the Montreal Canadiens uniform is really amazing, but it seems quite complicated for the Habs. At 26 years old, Pettersson is a solid player with 440 points in 441 career games. Imagine how he would transform the Habs offense. The problem here: the price.

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Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli just published the latest edition of his Trade Target list, and there was a Vancouver Canuck player to debut on this board for the first time in his career.

As Elias Pettersson prepares to make his return to the lineup, the Vancouver Canucks forward addressed the ongoing tension around his struggles.

The Canucks organizational depth chart is lacking in terms of U23 defensemen, an area where the Ducks have a surplus. Jackson LaCombe is the furthest in his development among Anaheim's young blueliners, with Olen Zellweger and Pavel Mintyukov slightly further away and Stian Solberg likely a few years out.

According to TSN’s Chris Johnston on the latest episode of Insider Trading, the Vancouver Canucks are actively gauging the market on both Elias Pettersson and J.T.