Over the past week and a half, Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin and director of player personnel Scott Young took in a series of World Junior games in Ottawa, watched Vancouver’s AHL affiliate in Laval and were in attendance together to witness the Canucks’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.

The Vancouver Canucks are listening to their options with feuding superstars, but Elias Pettersson may be the first to go.

According to a report from Jose Yobe of The Athletic, the Rangers offered star veteran Mika Zibanejad to the Vancouver Canucks for veteran J.T. Miller earlier this season, but the trade proposal was turned down.

Drance: The Canucks reportedly would want a talented young center if they were to part with either Miller or Pettersson. The Rangers don’t exactly have a player that would match that description at the moment, although Filip Chytil could fit the bill as a secondary piece presumably.

The Rangers reportedly tried to land J.T. Miller in a trade with the Canucks, but saw a one-for-one offer rebuffed.

More and more buzz continues to grow around the Vancouver Canucks and the futures of Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller. And now, word came out that earlier this season the New York Rangers offered a deal to the Canucks surrounding Mika Zibanejad for J.

According to a report from Josh Yohe of The Athletic, the Vancouver Canucks turned down a trade offer from the New York Rangers that featured a swap of forwards Mika Zibanejad for JT Miller. From Yohe: Earlier this season,

In New York, it’s not working anymore. The Rangers tried to remedy the situation by trading their former captain (Jacob Trouba) to Anaheim, and Chris Drury (GM) also sent Kaapo Kakko to Seattle. But it changes nothing: the team has won only six of its last 22 games,