Now with general manager Patrik Allvin's hand being forced to consider making a move to change up the locker-room dynamic, Pettersson's name has been used in trade rumor discussions, which is a first in the All-Star's six-and-a-half seasons with the Canucks.

With the NHL trade deadline approaching faster than anybody wants to admit or might realize, it is pretty much a certainty that the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to be more involved in selling players than they are buying players.