Conor Garland has been having an outstanding year with the Vancouver Canucks as we hit the halfway point of the 2024-25 NHL season. Garland is currently on pace for career highs in assists, points, and time on ice.

Pettersson’s speculated rift with teammate J.T. Miller has caused Vancouver to at least start examining the trade market for both players.

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 have placed forward Elias Pettersson on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 23, and recalled goaltender Arturs Silovs on an emergency basis, GM Patrik Allvin announced on Friday.

The Vancouver Canucks (18-12-10) continue their lengthy road trip on Friday night, traveling farther south to visit the vaunted Carolina Hurricanes (25-15-2) at