According to NHL insider Chris Johnston, appearing on TSN's "OverDrive" on Tuesday, the organization has not ruled out the possibility of trading Elias Pettersson as the internal problems have gone nowhere and the forward has spent the season underperforming.

One Elias Pettersson is at the center of the Vancouver Canucks' trade drama. The other is a feel-good story and an addition to the NHL's history of players with the same names.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have engaged in preliminary discussions with the Vancouver Canucks about forward Elias Pettersson, reports TSN's Pierre LeBrun.The Blue Jackets own the most cap space in the NHL,