Elias Pettersson skated with Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk, and was more frequently self-matched with Quinn Hughes against the top end of the Toronto lineup. Frankly, Pettersson’s deployment patterns on Saturday more closely matched how the Canucks have utilized J.T. Miller for much of this season.

The Vancouver Canucks find themselves in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Reports suggest J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, two of the team’s cornerstone players, are navigating an internal clash while also being the subject of trade speculation.

The Vancouver Canucks embark on their gauntlet of a five-game road trip tonight and could potentially have their captain back in the lineup. There’s been

A year ago, it seemed so simple, seamless and satisfying. When Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet reunited the Lotto Line in New Jersey following a loss in St. Louis that opened an arduous seven-stop road trip,

In and out of Vancouver, the consensus seems to be this can’t continue: great wins, terrible losses and The Miller vs. Pettersson rumours. It’s halfway though the season and no one is quite sure who these Vancouver Canucks are or who will be on the team after the trade deadline.

The Canucks won the Pacific Division last season and nearly made the Western Conference Finals. However, this year has been a different story. Reports of a rift between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson have emerged in recent weeks.

Quinn Hughes returned for the Canucks in a 5-4 overtime loss at the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. Hughes, Vancouver’s top defenseman and captain, had two assists in 26:15 of ice time. He had missed the previous four games with an upper-body injury.

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There’s a question that no one seems to be asking about the situation that’s going on with the Vancouver Canucks rift between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson.

The Vancouver Canucks are currently missing their top two defencemen, Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek. Since the beginning of the season, the Canucks defensive depth has been a concern with a lack of true top four defencemen and puck movers on the backend.

While it may be a frustrating season for Elias Pettersson from an offensive standpoint, on the defensive side of the puck, he's raising some eyebrows.

So players on the Vancouver Canucks think Elias Pettersson should be a Selke candidate, eh? They are not wrong. Pettersson’s defensive dynamo performance on Saturday night was outstanding. He had five shot blocks,