Rumors have been swirling that the Canucks could trade Elias Pettersson this offseason, and his agent has finally spoken up about the situation. The Canucks had a trying 2024-25 season. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/vancouver-canucks-gm-patrik-allvin-admits-to-potentially-exploring-an-elias-pettersson-trade' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Trade rumors, internal strife, and under-performing superstars</a> caused the club to not make the playoffs, leading to even more uncertainty in the face of a long offseason. The biggest question mark, however, is Elias Pettersson, as he is the club's top-paid player and he has had trade rumors circling him all season. Pettersson's representative, J.P. Barry, made a response to the increasing rumors via a recent interview with the 'Donnie and Dhali Show'. Not really surprised, Barry said. It's a business. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/DhaliwalSports/status/1915078546672046336'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <h3>Pettersson has a full no-move clause that kicks in after free agency period opens</h3> Pettersson has no trade protection at this time with seven years left on his current deal, but all that will change when the 2025-26 season begins and he retains a full no-move clause, which means that the Canucks will need to act quickly if they want to make any type of trade involving their star forward. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/canucks/player/elias-pettersson-8480012' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Pettersson</a> only managed to get 45 points (15 goals, 30 assists) in his 64 games played, which was far below what is expected of a player of his caliber. His drop-off is even more notable compared to his 102-point campaign in 2022-23 and 89-point season in 2023-24. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/brock-boeser-sends-one-final-message-to-the-city-of-vancouver-and-the-fans-ahead-of-free-agency' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>If the Canucks lose another foundation player</a> like Brock Boeser, they will need Pettersson to bounce back in a big way. Whether staying in Vancouver or benefiting from a new start elsewhere is in the cards, a bounce back in 2025-26 could prove to be the difference.