New Team Emerges as Potential Landing Spot For Elias Pettersson, Per Insider

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Graham Montgomery
January 8, 2025 (9:13 PM)

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The Vancouver Canucks are reportedly considering trading Elias Pettersson to the Columbus Blue Jackets according to Rick Dhaliwal.

Both Elias Pettersson and JT Miller have been heavily involved in trade rumors this season as the Canucks look to calm things down in their locker room.

Just today, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman revealed that the team is interested in a potential deal with the New York Rangers.

It certainly would not be the first major move for the Rangers this year.

Both JT Miller and Elias Pettersson have shrugged off rumors but Pettersson in particular has been adamant about ignoring the noise.

Regardless, those rumors continue to crop up. This time, it is the Columbus Blue Jackets who have entered the arena.

"One team to keep an eye on I've been told is Columbus. The have the players and draft picks to pull off a Pettersson trade."

Dhaliwal and his co-host Don Taylor discussed the possibility of a Pettersson trade at length this morning, which is where we got the tidbit about the Blue Jackets potentially being involved.

They also revealed that the Canucks are potentially looking for a return similar to that which the Buffalo Sabres got for Jack Eichel.

"Some are wondering if Vancouver would want a return for Pettersson like the Jack Eichel trade. Buffalo Got Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch, future first round (pick), future second round (pick), and that's Eichel with a bad neck. The Eichel trade could be something Vancouver would want in return."

Of course, the Eichel trade has not exactly worked out that great for Buffalo so far as the team still has not made the playoffs.

That being said, the actual return was not that bad.

Peyton Krebs played in 242 games for the Sabres since the trade, certainly no small feat, but has not lived up to expectations with just 24 goals and 78 points.

He has just 4 goals and 12 points through 40 games this season.

Alex Tuch has been a nice find as he has put up 84 goals and 206 points in 240 games with the Sabres, far outscoring his rate in Vegas.

The two players Buffalo drafted with the picks they got in the deal turned into Noah Ostlund and Riley Heidt, both of whom have legit NHL upside, but neither have made their NHL debuts at this point.

Assuming at least one of these two prospects turns into a regular NHL player, the Sabres may very well look back on this trade fondly.

So maybe it would make sense for the Canucks to seek out a similar return if they do end up dealing Pettersson after all.

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