Before the end of the 2023-24 season, Pettersson signed an eight-year contract worth $11.6 million annually, making him the highest-paid player on the Canucks roster.

NHL insider Elliotte Friedman recently suggested that Vancouver Canucks star Elias Pettersson may be struggling mentally with the pressures of playing in a market as intense as Vancouver.

The Canucks can freely trade Pettersson to any of the other 31 teams in the NHL. Miller, meanwhile, has a contract that anchors him in Vancouver with a full no-move clause.

Pettersson does, however, make $11.6 million against the salary cap and is in the first year of an eight-year contract. Even without trade protections, that’s a tough deal to move.

Pettersson struggled a bit during the 2024-25 season, finishing the year with 15 goals and 30 assists for 45 points in 64 games played. Sixth on the team in scoring and well below what is expected ...

Pettersson was coming off the two best seasons of his career entering the 2024-25 campaign. In 2022-23, he set career highs with 39 goals and 63 assists for 102 points. He followed that up with 34 ...

Hughes, a defenseman and the Canucks captain, and Pettersson, a center, are out with undisclosed injuries. They did not play in a 5-4 overtime loss to Seattle on Saturday.

Pettersson would be a first or second-line player for the Canadiens, and his age at 26 fits in with Montreal’s core. He’s also a player who could use a change of scenery after a tough year.

Pettersson is a very dependable, stay-at-home, top-four defenseman. There’s nothing particularly flashy about his game, but he’s precisely the kind of player who can help a team thrive in the ...

Pettersson has no points in his last six games. Miller has zero goals and four assists in six games since returning from a leave of absence. He also lost track of his defensive assignment and got ...

Pettersson is in the first season of an eight-year, $92.8 million blockbuster to be a play-driving center. He scored a career-high 102 points in 2022-23, 10th-most in the league.