{"id":424434,"date":"2026-01-23T23:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/424434\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T23:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:01:12","slug":"the-canucks-asking-price-for-the-canadiens-to-acquire-elias-pettersson-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/424434\/","title":{"rendered":"The Canucks’ asking price for the Canadiens to acquire Elias Pettersson revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Photo credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Nothing is going right for the Vancouver Canucks.<\/p>\n

They are currently at the bottom of the NHL standings, far behind the teams in the famed playoff mix.<\/p>\n

After trading their star defenseman, Quinn Hughes, to the Minnesota Wild, the organization could very well let another one of its stars, Elias Pettersson, go.<\/p>\n

According to Darren Dreger, the British Columbia team would be willing to listen to offers if the 27-year-old Swedish forward wants a change of scenery.<\/p>\n

David Pagnotta weighs in on the price to acquire Elias Pettersson<\/p>\n

“David Pagnotta: 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”<\/p>\n

– Inside Sports<\/p>\n

It could therefore cost Kent Hughes, if he wanted to acquire the forward, rookie center Oliver Kapanen, a 2026 first-round pick, and young defenseman David Reinbacher.<\/p>\n

Trading Kapanen is something to think twice about, especially when you consider the chemistry he currently has with Ivan Demidov.<\/p>\n

Watching them on the ice, you would think the duo has always played together, given how much they find each other everywhere on the rink.<\/p>\n

Personally, I wouldn’t go after Pettersson, even if the price were smaller than the proposal above.<\/p>\n

Beyond his $11.6M annual salary through the end of the 2029-2030 season, it’s the Swede’s attitude that worries me.<\/p>\n

He has, on numerous occasions, been called out for a poor work ethic.<\/p>\n

Journalist Patrick Johnston recently discussed this in a piece<\/a> following the trade that sent Quinn Hughes to Minnesota.”Pettersson has been a frustration for his teammates in the past. He is a player whose offseason efforts did not match his natural talent.”<\/p>\n

– Patrick Johnston<\/p>\n

I don’t think the fit would be good with what Kent Hughes, Jeff Gorton, and Martin St-Louis are trying to instill with the current Canadiens roster.<\/p>\n

I could be wrong, however, as on several occasions, the arrival of a player with the Montreal club has positively changed the course of his career.<\/p>\n

Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n

POLL<\/p>\n

3 HOURS AGO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0507 ANSWERS<\/p>\n

The Canucks’ asking price for the Canadiens to acquire Elias Pettersson revealed<\/p>\n

Would you trade Kapanen + a first-round pick + Reinbacher for Pettersson?<\/p>\n

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