Elias Pettersson will be a game-time decision when the Vancouver Canucks visit the Washington Capitals on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET; MNMT2, SN). Pettersson, who has missed the past five games with an upper-body injury, took part in the team's optional morning skate.

In the past week, NHL insiders Elliotte Friedman of TSN, Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff and Chris Johnston of The Athletic are all discussing the possibility of Vancouver trading superstar center Elias Pettersson — the leading scorer of the 2017 NHL Draft.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in the thick of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference. The Penguins had a brutal start to the season, but have turned things around. However, this does not mean the team is going to refrain from selling at the NHL Trade Deadline.

It’s been a little while since things have been stirring quite a bit in Vancouver. There seems to be a fair amount of tension between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, the two big names in town’s offense,

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