Elias Pettersson’s tumultuous season with the Vancouver Canucks took another turn as the team placed the star forward on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 23. Pettersson, who left the game against the San Jose Sharks played that day with a lower-body injury,

The Vancouver Canucks are currently missing their top two defencemen, Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek. Since the beginning of the season, the Canucks defensive depth has been a concern with a lack of true top four defencemen and puck movers on the backend.

The Vancouver Canucks face an impossible decision as the second half of the 2024-2025 season begins. The team has two superstar players that reportedly cannot coexist, leaving them with the very likely scenario of having to choose between J.