Canucks' Elias Pettersson trade rumors get key timing update before Olympics originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. No one is really sure if the Vancouver Canucks will be able to trade Elias Pettersson.

The Vancouver Canucks aren't doing well in the standings, but one of their executives is slowly rising the ranks.

Schmaltz, in particular, is a pending unrestricted free agent. The skilled, versatile playmaking forward is poised to be among the most expensive forwards on the free-agent market this summer. The Mammoth, in short order, will have a key decision to make on Schmaltz.

Saturday night is going to be a fun one at Rogers Arena as the Vancouver Canucks host the Toronto Maple Leafs in an all-Canadian matchup on Hockey Night in Canada. Nikita Tolopilo and Kevin Lankinen combined for a shutout on Thursday night against the Anaheim Ducks.

Canucks centre Filip Chytil is out of the lineup once again with issues related to his brain. It begs the question, is his career in jeopardy?

On Wednesday, Feb. 4, the Canucks will face the Vegas Golden Knights on the Las Vegas strip. That afternoon, NHL rosters will freeze, meaning no additional trades will be permitted until Feb. 22. Afterwards, Canucks players will scatter, and those who aren’t heading to the Olympics won’t report back until Feb. 17.