NHL Trade Rumor: Canucks eyeing $12,000,000 Islanders D-man amid J.T. Miller-Elias Pettersson drama

The Vancouver Canucks are all over the rumor mill right now. J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson's butting heads have become well-known in recent weeks. It's now reached the point where Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman has said that the team is open to listening to trade offers for either player.

The report has everyone speculating on potential trade landing spots and packages for both Miller and Pettersson.

One team Vancouver has teamed up with for a big-name trade is the New York Islanders. In Jan. 2023, they sent former captain Bo Horvat to the Island in exchange for Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Raty and a conditional 2023 first-round pick. This makes you wonder if Patrick Alvin and Lou Lamoriello could reconnect for an Elias Pettersson trade.

New York Islanders reporter Stefen Rosner dove into what it would take for the Isles to acquire Pettersson.

Per Rosner, the Islanders' 24-year-old defenseman Noah Dobson could be on Vancouver's wishlist. Dobson is in the final season of a three-year, $12,000,000 deal and will be an RFA this offseason.

"The Canucks also have interest in prospect Danny Nelson, who is dominating Team USA at the 2025 World Junior Championships, and Simon Holmstrom," Rosner wrote on The Hockey News. "The framework for a deal starts with Dobson, Danny Nelson or a 2025 first-round pick."

There certainly appears to be a fit for both sides to connect with once again for another blockbuster trade.

The Canucks are currently decimated by injuries

Amid the trade talk, the Vancouver Canucks are still trying to win hockey games. That task has become quite difficult due to the array of injuries the team is dealing with. Captain Quinn Hughes, forward Elias Pettersson, defenseman Filip Hronek and now netminder Thatcher Demko are all out of action.

Four of the team's most important players were sidelined during an important stretch of the season. The Canucks (44 points) hold the final wildcard spot in the Western Conference, with the Calgary Flames (43 points), Utah Hockey Club (40 points) and St. Louis Blues (40 points) breathing down their necks.

The Canucks will have to block out the noise and overcome these key absences moving forward. They'll continue to do so tonight as they host the Nashville Predators at Rogers Arena. The puck drops at 10 p.m. ET.