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A National Hockey League insider believes that Vancouver Canucks GM Patrik Allvin could get a massive haul if he decides to trade forward Elias Pettersson.
Aside from the obvious players – Kiefer Sherwood, Teddy Blueger and perhaps Evander Kane, the Vancouver Canucks are also considering their options when it comes to their veteran players and those under contract long-term, including forward Elias Pettersson.
“Obviously, every club in the National Hockey League has untouchables, but management of the Vancouver Canucks is now using the rebuild word, so they have to be open for business, open for just about anything, and that might include finally trading Elias Pettersson. Now, we know that there’s been a ton of speculation from a media perspective on Pettersson’s future with the Vancouver Canucks. That was more into the off-season, more last season than to this point.” TSN’s Darren Dreger said this week.
NHL insider believes Vancouver Canucks could get massive haul for Elias Pettersson
While he still doesn’t look like the Elias Pettersson we saw a few years ago, the 27-year-old is playing much better than he did last season and if the Vancouver Canucks were to trade him, they stand a better chance at getting a decent package now, than they would have last summer.
David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period believes that the Vancouver Canucks could get a package featuring a first round pick, a top-two centerman, as well as another “big asset” if they decide to part ways with Elias Pettersson leading up to the trade deadline.
“Re Elias Pettersson: I would expect three quality pieces here coming back, a 1st round pick, a top 2 center; and then another big asset, that’s kind of what you’re probably looking at; it’s gonna be a hefty price.” Pagnotta said during an appearance on Inside Sports.
As Pagnotta says, that’s a hefty price and because of that, it might be hard to find a team that would be willing to pay that right now and in order to get a return in that realm, Patrik Allvin might have to retain some of Pettersson salary or take back a bad contract in a hypothetical package for the Sundsvall, Sweden native.
We’ll have to wait and see what the coming weeks have in store for Elias Pettersson on the trade market and if there are any teams that’ll step up with an offer that’ll wow Patrik Allvin, but it feels like moving him in the offseason might be more likely than before March 6th.
Previously on Vancouver Hockey Daily