The Sabres have the assets to entice Vancouver into a trade. The bigger question is what, exactly, Buffalo might have to give up.

TSN‘s Pierre LeBrun reports that the Columbus Blue Jackets are among the teams exploring a potential trade for Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson.

With less than 40 days to go until the NHL trade deadline, the expectation is that talks will begin heating up in the coming weeks and the Vancouver Canucks will likely be in the thick of things.