Over the past week and a half, Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin and director of player personnel Scott Young took in a series of World Junior games in Ottawa, watched Vancouver’s AHL affiliate in Laval and were in attendance together to witness the Canucks’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.

The Vancouver Canucks are listening to their options with feuding superstars, but Elias Pettersson may be the first to go.

With a reported tension between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, the Vancouver Canucks may be forced to trade one of them. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman is reporting the Canucks have begun to test the trade market for these two forwards,

Drance: The Canucks reportedly would want a talented young center if they were to part with either Miller or Pettersson. The Rangers don’t exactly have a player that would match that description at the moment, although Filip Chytil could fit the bill as a secondary piece presumably.

According to TSN’s Chris Johnston on the latest episode of Insider Trading, the Vancouver Canucks are actively gauging the market on both Elias Pettersson and J.T.

Despite Vancouver Canucks players Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller denying any issues between them, media speculation and trade rumors continue to build.