including the Vancouver Canucks<\/a>, are free to make trades as they wish, with just 11 days to go until the deadline on March 6th.<\/p>\nFor the Vancouver Canucks, this year’s deadline is shaping up to be a lot busier than in past years after the club announced their plans to rebuild and hopefully acquire younger players\/prospects, as well as draft picks over the next week and a bit.<\/p>\n
“We are transitioning into a rebuild here, acquiring younger players through the draft. Obviously, the draft is really important for us. Since Jim and I got [here] three years ago, we’ve definitely always emphasized on getting younger.” General Manager Patrik Allvin said.<\/p>\n
Pacific Division rival remains interested in Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Pettersson<\/p>\n
“Their interest in Elias Pettersson increased with the Swede’s two-goal game Saturday for Sweden in the Olympics, plus the Kings have $15 million in cap space.” Ben Kuzma of The Province said.<\/p>\n
In a recent article for Heavy.com, Nestor Quixtan touched on the Los Angeles Kings’ interest in Elias Pettersson and how he would fill a hole for them in both the short-term and long-term, with captain Anze Kopitar set to retire from professional hockey following the 2025-26 campaign.<\/p>\n
“There are various issues that could make a Pettersson trade one of the wildest NHL rumors this season. To be fair, the Kings do have a legit need for a top-line center. The retirement of Anze Kopitar will leave a major hole in the team’s depth down the middle.” Quixtan said.<\/p>\n
The cost to acquire Elias Pettersson won’t be cheap and despite his struggles at times this season, the Vancouver Canucks aren’t going to take a lowball offer for the Sundsvall, Sweden native just to get his cap hit off the books.<\/p>\n
If the Kings are serious about wanting Elias Pettersson, then they’ll likely have to fork over a first round pick, along with a younger player like Alex Laferriere, who has 26 points in 56 games in his third season in the National Hockey League.<\/p>\n
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Pacific Division rival remains highly interested in acquiring Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson<\/p>\n
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