a very active period for the Vancouver Canucks<\/a>, as they look to sell off pending unrestricted free agents and get younger.<\/p>\n“According to several sources, the Vancouver Canucks have let it be known that – in an effort to get younger – they are willing to listen to offers on ‘veteran players.'” Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman said in late November.<\/p>\n
Even though Vancouver’s priority is to part with their pending unrestricted free agents, there’s no question that teams will call about other players on their roster too, including Jake DeBrusk, and potentially Swedish forward Elias Pettersson.<\/p>\n
“That’s the thing to keep an eye on…There’s a bit more intrigue around him. That doesn’t mean Canucks are going to trade him…But I do think we’re going to hear more and more about teams checking in on him.” Satiar Shah of Sportsnet 650 said recently.<\/p>\n
Vancouver Canucks could get more than expected if they part ways with Elias Pettersson<\/p>\n
During Wednesday’s edition of Canucks Central, Satiar Shah and Biz Nizzar spoke about the potential for an Elias Pettersson trade and what the Vancouver Canucks could receive in return for him.<\/p>\n
According to Shah, he believes that if the Vancouver Canucks were to retain a portion of his $11.6 million salary for each of the next six seasons and rest of this year, they could get a first round pick.<\/p>\n
“Well that’s the thing. It’s one thing to say that, you can say that through the upside, but in terms of asset value. What’s Pettersson’s asset value?…I think you could get a first, the thing is he’s owed over $50 million on his contract, so he’s underachieved.” Shah said.<\/p>\n
“I think I was doing okay. But injuries happen. Now that I’m back, I’m just trying to work my hardest out there and play the right way It’s going to be a nagging injury for a while, probably the rest of the season. But I can play with it. In some situations, there’s some pain, but I can push through it.” Pettersson said to Sportsnet’s Iain MacIntyre.<\/p>\n
At the end of the day, trading Elias Pettersson right now wouldn’t be the best decision for the Vancouver Canucks as they certainly won’t want to retain upwards of 50 percent of his salary through the 2031-32 season just to get a valuable piece back.<\/p>\n
If they continue to bet on him and he finishes the 2025-26 campaign strong, then this conversation could continue into the summer when other teams have a better idea of their future cap outlook and if they’d be able to take on Elias Pettersson’s full salary.<\/p>\n
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New report suggests Elias Pettersson’s value on the trade market is higher than expected<\/p>\n
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