Pettersson

I was hoping the Sharks would get Pettersson. Oh well. We'll take the picks, though. Sold.

Sounds appealing but I doubt Petey is going anywhere

I'm more thinking this was the offer. If it was that close that Vancouver had to actually consider it, it's going to be something like this and if negotiations break down... you never know

A lot of solid pieces (apart from Kotkaniemi), but still doesn’t get it done. Need another high quality piece alongside Necas

Necas + Nikishin + 1st have to be the main 3 pieces. Can swap in Svech/Jarvis for one of the players if you prefer

Nope, Nikishin, Jarvis and Svechnikov are not starting points for this deal. Necas + is the only way this gets done. It's known the Canucks love Martin Necas, so it's likely him, a depth piece since Vancouver are still looking for bottom six help, and futures. Kotkaniemi can come out, but asking for another of Jarvis/Svechnikov/Nikishin is nuts, and that would be when Carolina walk away and Vancouver are stuck with an unhappy pending RFA.