The Carolina Hurricanes explored trades involving Vancouver Canucks stars J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson on separate deals before pulling off the three-team blockbuster deal to acquire Mikko Rantanen on Friday.

The Carolina Hurricanes stunned hockey fans with their Mikko Rantanen trade on Friday night. The Hurricanes acquired Rantanen and Taylor Hall in a three-team trade with the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks.

The long-rumored tension between Vancouver Canucks stars J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson is real—and there’s no clear fix in sight. Canucks president Jim Rutherford confirmed

The Vancouver Canucks have been looking to trade one of Elias Pettersson or J.T. Miller for going on two months now and a deal has yet to be worked out. A feud

The Vancouver Canucks were reportedly having trade discussions with the Carolina Hurricanes involving J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson.

Hockey insider Pierre LeBrun has speculated about a potential trade between the Vancouver Canucks and Carolina Hurricanes involving either J.T. Miller or Elias Pettersson.

On Friday, the Carolina Hurricanes made a blockbuster move, sending center Martin Nečas to the Colorado Avalanche. After details of the trade started leaking, a report from Rick Dhaliwal of "Donnie and Dhali" indicated that the Vancouver Canucks called the Hurricanes to see if a Nečas deal was possible.

Jim Rutherford was recently interviewed by the Globe and Mail and revealed his thoughts on the current issues surrounding the Vancouver Canucks.

The Vancouver Canucks almost had a JT Miller trade in place with the New York Rangers, and the Carolina Hurricanes have now entered the chat.

All hell broke loose Tuesday. You know those silly NHL trade rumors involving Sidney Crosby? Forget it, but we did kick rocks to find young players who might be available to the Pittsburgh Penguins at the deadline.

The Vancouver Canucks may not have played on Friday night, but it's easy to feel like they came out of it as losers. In one of the biggest trades of the decade, the Carolina Hurricanes acquired Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall from the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks,