If Elias Pettersson does in fact get traded from Vancouver this season, fans won't have seen the last of him in a Canucks uniform. The superstar 26-year-old forward will make his return from injured reserve to the Vancouver Canucks per general manager Patrik Allvin.

The Canucks have activated star forward Elias Pettersson from injured reserve as he continues to be involved in trade rumors.

It looks like Elias Pettersson will return to the Vancouver Canucks’ lineup tonight, as the club announced Friday afternoon that they had activated Pettersson from injured reserve (IR).

Vancouver forward Elias Pettersson has been activated from the injured reserve after missing the team’s last six games with an undisclosed injury, the team announced on Friday ahead of their game against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Now with general manager Patrik Allvin's hand being forced to consider making a move to change up the locker-room dynamic, Pettersson's name has been used in trade rumor discussions, which is a first in the All-Star's six-and-a-half seasons with the Canucks.

The Vancouver Canucks find themselves grappling with internal tensions between star forwards J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson while navigating the complexities of a competitive playoff race amid endless trade speculation and rumors involving the two players.

Pettersson’s speculated rift with teammate J.T. Miller has caused Vancouver to at least start examining the trade market for both players.

On Tuesday, our colleague at The Athletic Josh Yohe reported the Canucks fielded and walked away from an offer from the New York Rangers involving a potential Mika Zibanejad for J.T. Miller trade. Zibanejad is still an enormously skilled power-play specialist but his foot speed and two-way game are trending in a direction that looks very much like a “worst-case scenario for what it could look like as Miller ages into his mid-30s” already,

The Vancouver Canucks reportedly turned down an offer from the New York Rangers to trade Mika Zibanejad for J.T. Miller earlier this season, according to

The slumping Boston Bruins have fallen out of the top three positions in the Atlantic Division and are barely hanging on to a playoff spot as the team moves into the second half of the regular season.