The Athletic spoke to three NHL team executives —two current and one former — to get their thoughts on the hot-button topics in Vancouver.

Fans not overly familiar with the Vancouver Canucks may be confused watching tonight's game versus the Washington Capitals.

They haven't spoken on it, but the Flyers are likely somewhat intrigued by Elias Pettersson. How might they go about getting him?

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Elias Pettersson is set to make his NHL debut against the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. Based on line rushes at morning skate, Pettersson will play on the Canucks’ second pairing alongside Carson Soucy,

Myers can return to the lineup against St. Louis on Monday after serving his three-game suspension for cross-checking Edmonton's Evan Bouchard on Jan. 18.

Rises to NHL

The Canucks hadn't won back-to-back games since Dec. 1, but looked more like their old selves against the Blues.

For Tyler Myers, it was far from a three-game vaycay. When the towering Vancouver Canucks defenceman received a three-game suspension for his match penalty high stick on Edmonton Oilers blueliner Evan Bouchard on Jan.

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T he Vancouver Canucks kicked off their three-game road trip with a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Conor Garland (2), J.T. Miller, Pius Suter and Tyler Myers scored the goa

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Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers received match penalties for cross-checking in the dying seconds between the Oilers and Canucks. Both coaches were asked about the ending.