Vancouver Canucks notified what they'll receive from the Montreal Canadiens for Elias Pettersson
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The Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens have been heavily linked in a trade rumour that would Elias Pettersson to "La Belle Province", but what would it take for the Habs to acquire him?
The Canucks are in full rebuild mode, and unloading Pettersson for some young talent and draft picks is what the Canucks are after.
"There are so many playoff contending teams in need of talent down the middle, and Pettersson can provide that. He is nowhere near where he once was only a couple of seasons ago, but he is starting to look like a very reliable second line centre on a contending team."-Stinson
Elias Pettersson might have to learn some french.
Elias Edmonson of Habs Fanatics reported on the steep asking price for Pettersson from the Canucks. The Habs need a second line centre to support Nick Suzuki, to really get over the hump, but it will take a lot to acquire it.
"It could therefore cost Kent Hughes, if he wanted to acquire the forward, rookie center Oliver Kapanen, a 2026 first-round pick, and young defenseman David Reinbacher. Trading Kapanen is something to think twice about, especially when you consider the chemistry he currently has with Ivan Demidov."-Edmonson
That is a lot to give away if you are the Canadiens, but centres are becoming a rare luxury to have in the league, and if the Habs want one, especially a relatively younger one like Pettersson, it's going to take a lot to get him. It will be up to Kent Hughes to see if it's worth giving up two young promising players and a draft pick for a inconsistent Pettersson. The Canucks hold all the cards at the moment, they aren't desperate to trade Pettersson before the deadline, unless it's a really good deal.
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