If you're going to acquire Pettersson and instantly make him the highest-paid player in franchise history at $11.6 million per season through 2031-32, you darn well better know what you're getting, Mike Harrington writes.

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman has reported that the Buffalo Sabres have emerged as trade contenders to acquire Vancouver Canucks star 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.