“The Canucks are quiet this weekend. I guess they feel, and probably rightly so that the interview did enough [and] there’s nothing else they need to say. So in calling around, this is what I can tell. It’s that the Canucks are definitely looking at the market for both players,  and you should be prepared for all outcomes. And there’s really three of them: Neither gets dealt, one of them gets dealt, or both get dealt.  That’s on the table, and I don’t want to predict the likelihood of any particular scenario, but I think one all three of those outcomes are possible.

“Other things I can tell just from making the calls. I think if the Canucks do make a trade, they’re going to need a centre in return. I know the Canucks fans right now are concerned about the defence, with Hughes and Hronek injured. But I believe the team has prioritized a centre in a return more than the blue line because obviously they’d be trading a centre if one or both was to go. So as part of the package, and I would assume it would be a package back for either of those two players, a center would be the priority as part of it.  And Ron, one of the things there have been some reports that maybe someone in Vancouver has asked for a trade. I can find no proof of that at this point in time.”