Pettersson is the pie-in-the-sky acquisition. The Canucks, one of the league’s most disappointing teams this season, have a fractured locker room due to a schism between Pettersson and J.T. Miller. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Saturday that a deal was close involving Miller but ultimately wasn’t finalized.

The Vancouver Canucks have a problem. Actually, that’s a wild understatement. The Vancouver Canucks have a multitude of problems. The problem that’s caught the attention of both local and national media is the internal rift between J.