Rumors of tensions between Vancouver Canucks forwards J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson spilled out into the media over the weekend. That's tied into conjecture claiming management is shopping around for blueline help.
The Province's David Pottinger had the rundown of the speculation, beginning last Monday when Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman was spitballing a trade that would have the Canucks ship Pettersson to the Buffalo Sabres for Dylan Cozens and Bowen Byram.
Pottinger also cited TSN's Pierre LeBrun and Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli claiming the Canucks were in the market for a top-four defenseman, a need that's become more pressing with Filip Hronek sidelined until late January with a lower-body injury.