In the past week, NHL insiders Elliotte Friedman of TSN, Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff and Chris Johnston of The Athletic are all discussing the possibility of Vancouver trading superstar center Elias Pettersson — the leading scorer of the 2017 NHL Draft.

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.

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.

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

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Pettersson is in the first year of his eight-year, $92.8 million contract, one he signed with the franchise as recently as last March, and has faced criticism for inconsistent play of late including some internal drama involving fellow forward J.T. Miller.

The Vancouver Canucks are seriously considering trading Elias Pettersson and they have a lot of teams calling them per a new report.

Vancouver Canucks’ general manager Patrik Allvin told Sportsnet last week that Elias Pettersson needs to understand that after signing a monster contract extension to stay with the team, the hard part is only just getting started.

In an interview with Sportsnet, Vancouver Canucks GM Patrik Allvin mentioned the possibility of trading Elias Pettersson.

Elias Pettersson’s tumultuous season with the Vancouver Canucks took another turn as the team placed the star forward on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 23.