Elias Pettersson could be the odd man out in Vancouver. What does he bring, where could he land and what does Vancouver need?

From a fan standpoint, Rutherford did balk at the idea of the Canucks going into a full-on rebuild, and pumped the tires of defenceman Quinn Hughes in the process by telling Mason that, “If we were going to completely start over, that means he goes. And we’d like to figure out a way that he’s here forever.”