WIth drama continuing to build, the Vancouver Canucks may pivot back to Elias Pettersson as the key trade piece.

Typically, when an NHL team has the luxury of counting on two 100-point players in its lineup, things go the right way. In Vancouver, the opposite is happening right now. The situation surrounding Elias Pettersson and J.

According to Swedish media outlets HockeyNews.se and ST (subscription required), Elias Pettersson has been defrauded out of 2.7 million SEK, which is roughly $353,000 CAD and $245,000 USD, by a real estate broker who is now serving time in jail.

Elias Pettersson is not having much fun lately. The situation with J.T. Miller is not very pleasant, but it’s not the only thing that could affect his good mood. The Canucks forward lost a significant amount of money because he was defrauded during a real estate transaction in Sweden.

Pettersson is the pie-in-the-sky acquisition. The Canucks, one of the league’s most disappointing teams this season, have a fractured locker room due to a schism between Pettersson and J.T. Miller. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Saturday that a deal was close involving Miller but ultimately wasn’t finalized.

Unfortunately, it’s looking like Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson has run into some bad luck this year, in more ways than one. On Thursday, Derek O’Brien of The Hockey News reported that in 2023,

The Vancouver Canucks are the center of attention in the NHL, and not because they’re on some incredible hot streak. Instead, everyone is keeping an eye on the Canucks as a feud between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson has reached a boiling point.

The trade speculation around both Vancouver Canucks stars Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller will continue to swirl until the trade deadline on March 7. It seems that Miller is a hotter name on the market,

Canucks GM Patrik Allvin addressed the ongoing struggles of Elias Pettersson during a press conference on Monday, striking a balance between critique and support for the star forward.

The team announced that defenceman Noah Juulsen has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 14. In a corresponding move, defenceman Elias Pettersson and forward Linus Karlsson have bene recalled from AHL Abbotsford.

Pettersson scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Sabres. Pettersson ended his five-game goal drought, which covered all the time since he returned from an undisclosed injury. He had just one assist in that span.

The tension between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson (both superstars) has caused legitimate dysfunction within the organization. Plenty of reports have it that the Canucks could trade one or both of them. If Pettersson is really on the table, the ...