Despite Vancouver Canucks players Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller denying any issues between them, media speculation and trade rumors continue to build.

Las Vegas isn’t a stop on this pivotal and revealing five-game road trip for the Vancouver Canucks. However, the gambling mecca serves as a perfect metaphor for everything that’s at play with expectations and an underperforming roster.

Could the Vancouver Canucks actually trade J.T. Miller or Elias Pettersson? Let's take a look at a couple mock trades involving the two stars.

The reported rift between Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller doesn't seem to be going anywhere. The Vancouver Canucks may be forced to trade one of them to prevent this thing from spiraling out of control and hockey insider Elliotte Friedman believes they've looked into it.

In one of insider Elliotte Friedman’s recent editions of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, he mentioned the rift between Vancouver Canucks forwards Elias Pettersson and J.T.

Things are not going well in the Vancouver Canucks’ locker room, or as we say around here: there’s trouble brewing! I recently spoke about the difficult relationship between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson,

The ongoing drama around the Vancouver Canucks took an interesting turn Saturday night as a report surfaced the team could consider trading both J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson.