With just more than five weeks until the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline on March 7, we’re delivering at least one deadline-focused story every day at Daily Faceoff.

With the Columbus Blue Jackets currently in wild card contention, it is no certain thing that defenseman Ivan Provorov will be available. Rasmus Ristolainen may also be available, but he has a higher cap hit and two more seasons beyond 2024-25 left on his contract.

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

Vancouver Canucks president Jim Rutherford spoke candidly with Gary Mason of the “Globe and Mail” about the team’s struggles this season and openly admitted that a locker room feud between stars Elias Pettersson and JT Miller has fractured the club.