While Quinn Hughes remains the captain, key skater and team leader, uncertainty surrounds Elias Pettersson. Pettersson is an elite scorer and a skilled player, but what else does he have going for him? There’s some speculation that his game reflected his state of mind — down. Was he dialing it in? Was his game a bit “pouty?”

It took the Vancouver Canucks a couple of months to negotiate and finally pull off a trade with one of their feuding stars. As the heat between Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller continued, both found themselves among potential trade pieces for the Canucks.