Some of them, like Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson and Buffalo Sabres center Dylan Cozens, continue to feature prominently in the rumor mill. Some of those players could be moved well ...

Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson will not be with the Vancouver Canucks on their upcoming road trip at the Calgary Flames on Tuesday and Seattle Kraken on Thursday, according to coach Rick Tocchet.

Pettersson, 26, is tied for third among Canucks players with 28 points in 34 games this season. He finds himself in a media-fueled clash with fellow forward Miller, who has 25 points in 27 games.