Overview
- This week multiple NHL insiders reported that Vancouver has made Elias Pettersson available for trade and is also shopping Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk.
- Pettersson carries an $11.6 million average annual cap hit on an eight-year deal and his scoring has dropped sharply since a 102-point season in 2022–23.
- Insiders say the Canucks are willing to retain part of Pettersson’s salary to make a deal workable, which would leave Vancouver with a long-term cap obligation if retained dollars stretch through the contract.
- Teams remain cautious about trading for Pettersson because his recent production decline raises doubt about whether he can be returned to his prior level even with salary retained.
- Marcus Pettersson’s agent has denied reports the defenseman wants a trade, and Vancouver’s No. 3 pick in the 2026 draft frames the front office’s push to convert veterans into future assets.