If Elias Pettersson does in fact get traded from Vancouver this season, fans won't have seen the last of him in a Canucks uniform. The superstar 26-year-old forward will make his return from injured reserve to the Vancouver Canucks per general manager Patrik Allvin.

Vancouver Canucks star Elias Pettersson is a trade candidate this season. This was the case before the Canucks placed him on injured reserve back on January 3. It stems from a reported rift between him and J.

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson has been activated from the injured reserve and will return to the lineup Friday versus the Carolina Hurricanes following a six-game absence due to an undisclosed ailment.

Now with general manager Patrik Allvin's hand being forced to consider making a move to change up the locker-room dynamic, Pettersson's name has been used in trade rumor discussions, which is a first in the All-Star's six-and-a-half seasons with the Canucks.

Here are two early landing spots for Elias Pettersson should the Canucks decide to trade him before the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline.

It looks like Elias Pettersson will return to the Vancouver Canucks’ lineup tonight, as the club announced Friday afternoon that they had activated Pettersson from injured reserve (IR).

Former NHLer and current TSN analyst Mike Johnson, on "Overdrive," broke down all the factors that have him preferring to keep the $92.8 milliom center Pettersson over the $56 million center Miller.

NHL insider Darren Dreger addressed the situation on TSN's "Insider Trading" on Wednesday , casting doubt on Toronto’s ability to land Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson. According to Dreger, Pettersson is out of Toronto's reach due to his $92.8 million contract and the significant assets a trade would require.