The Carolina Hurricanes recently landed a blockbuster deal, but it almost looked a lot different with the Vancouver Canucks.

NHL insider Elliotte Friedman revealed during Sportsnet's "Saturday Headlines" segment that the Canucks were in fact close to trading star forward Elias Pettersson to the Hurricanes. “There was a time (Friday) I thought that Pettersson was going to be a Carolina Hurricane,” Friedman said. “Obviously, it didn’t happen.

The Vancouver Canucks may not have played on Friday night, but it's easy to feel like they came out of it as losers. In one of the biggest trades of the decade, the Carolina Hurricanes acquired Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall from the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks,

The Hurricanes sent Martin Necas, Jack Drury, and multiple draft picks to the Avalanche in exchange for Rantanen, while Taylor Hall joined Carolina from Chicago. The Blackhawks retained 50% of Rantanen’s salary and received a third-round pick in return, making the operation more palatable for the Hurricanes.

The Vancouver Canucks were reportedly having trade discussions with the Carolina Hurricanes involving J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson.

The dust is still settling around the NHL following a massive blockbuster deal between the Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, and the Chicago Blackhawks.

On Friday, the Carolina Hurricanes made a blockbuster move, sending center Martin Nečas to the Colorado Avalanche. After details of the trade started leaking, a report from Rick Dhaliwal of "Donnie and Dhali" indicated that the Vancouver Canucks called the Hurricanes to see if a Nečas deal was possible.

The Vancouver Canucks have been working the phones and it appears a new favourite has emerged in a potential Elias Pettersson trade.

The Canucks are quickly falling out of the playoff race in the Western Conference, and this player could help them turn things around.

If the Carolina Hurricanes are now the frontrunners for J.T. Miller, what have they offered up in a trade package? Maybe nothing yet. But what we’re hearing is that the Canucks are getting low-ball offers.

The Carolina Hurricanes stunned hockey fans with their Mikko Rantanen trade on Friday night. The Hurricanes acquired Rantanen and Taylor Hall in a three-team trade with the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks.

Hockey insider Pierre LeBrun has speculated about a potential trade between the Vancouver Canucks and Carolina Hurricanes involving either J.T. Miller or Elias Pettersson.