Elias Pettersson skated with Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk, and was more frequently self-matched with Quinn Hughes against the top end of the Toronto lineup. Frankly, Pettersson’s deployment patterns on Saturday more closely matched how the Canucks have utilized J.T. Miller for much of this season.

The superstar 26-year-old forward will make his return from injured reserve to the Vancouver Canucks per general manager Patrik Allvin. General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that F Elias Pettersson has been activated from IR.

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

Elias Pettersson has two points in his last seven games. It would be hard to deny he is likely being affected by how the team is getting covered right now. "I know I can do better," Pettersson said. "I will be the first one to say it,

Over the past week and a half, Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin and director of player personnel Scott Young took in a series of World Junior games in Ottawa, watched Vancouver’s AHL affiliate in Laval and were in attendance together to witness the Canucks’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.

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).

Elias Pettersson has been absent from the Vancouver Canucks lineup for a few weeks with an injury but didn’t provide much juice in his return. After missing six games, Pettersson returned to the Canucks lineup just to be shut out 2-0 by the Carolina Hurricanes.