Even when he’s not scoring, Pettersson is among the best defensive centres in the league and consistently drives play. While Miller often gets to play with Brock Boeser, a strong two-way winger, Pettersson has carried a variety of middling players throughout the years and still managed to put up strong results.

Trading for Elias Pettersson would not make the Blackhawks really good, nor would it put them in contention for the Stanley Cup. But it would get them significantly closer. And it would make it ...

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' annual Dice & Gala features a silent auction to raise money for the Canucks For Kids Fund.

It's been a rough season for the Vancouver Canucks. Here is a long list of everything that has gone wrong for the team.

And after being special for most of the season, Kevin Lankinen was less than ordinary. And so were most of his teammates and especially Vancouver’s top players.

The Canucks' form continues to swing wildly from game to game and the Jets took advantage with a Kyle Connor hat trick in the first period.

The Vancouver Canucks are nearly back to full health but they have some serious work to do as they're no longer in a playoff spot.

Still, Miller’s underlying numbers at 5-on-5 are quite strong. He leads all Canucks forwards in expected goals percentage, just ahead of Garland, as well as in on-ice goals for per 60 minutes, even if he’s not the one scoring the goals most of the time.

After signing a series of cheap one-year deals with other clubs, Danton Heinen was finally rewarded with a two-year, $2.25 million AAV contract from the Canucks. Mediocre would be the best word to sum up Heinen’s tenure in Vancouver so far: He hasn’t hurt the team in any way, but he isn’t doing enough to move the needle either.

In a season filled with plenty of turmoil and adversity for the Canucks, one of the NHL's top insiders says to keep an eye on their coach's contract situation.

Saturday, 7 p.m., Rogers Arena TV: Hockey Night In Canada. Radio: Sportsnet 650 The buzz: You may have heard Saturday is Hockey Day in Canada. The Canucks versus Oilers’ game will be the nightcap for a full day of hockey.