Pettersson Trade Talk For Vancouver Looks A Lot Less Clean

The chatter around Elias Pettersson has taken another turn, and the Canucks are now dealing with a deal that reportedly does not look nearly as profitable as it once did. That is the kind of shift that makes a front office pause and stare at the spreadsheet a little longer. Vancouver has to weigh hockey value against market reality, and those two things are not always on speaking terms. When a player of this stature starts to look harder to move, the pressure inside the organization only grows.