LATEST | Conor Garland drawing interest in the Eastern conference: Unexpected turn of events?

According to Eklund from HockeyBuzz.com, the Pittsburgh Penguins are very interested in the winger.

On Wednesday, Eklund reported that he's hearing the Penguins and Sharks are discussing a multi-player deal.

Eklund said he was supposed to get clarity on what the Canucks would want by mid-afternoon, but has yet to follow up with more information.

Neither team has any wiggle room under the salary cap, so any trade made would have to be dollar in-dollar out.

It's been reported that Garland and his agent have been granted permission by the Canucks to seek out a buyer for the winger and his nearly $5 million cap hit, but on Tuesday's TSN Insider Trading Darren Dreger noted that Garland may be less inclined to move on from the red hot Canucks as they seek a defenceman.

Garland being less motivated to move out of Vancouver surely helps Allvin. The Canucks are now less desperate to find a new home for him which can only help his trade value.

Sources: Hockey Buzz