Buffalo Sabres Have Reportedly Shown "A Ton of Interest" in Vancouver Canucks' Elias Pettersson

It's been just over three weeks since Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman revealed that the Vancouver Canucks were testing the market for both Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller and in the last 21 days, there's been plenty of talks surrounding the two forwards.

While it still seems more likely that J.T. Miller is the one that'll be traded out of Vancouver, talks have appeared to intensify over the last week on Elias Pettersson.

The Vancouver Canucks and Carolina Hurricanes were in talks all Friday about a potential deal and one of those that came close would've seen the Canes land Elias Pettersson, with Patrik Allvin picking up Martin Necas.

Carolina opted to go in a different direction, acquiring Finnish star Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche, putting an end to their efforts to land Elias Pettersson, but it appears that another Eastern Conference team has entered the mix and reportedly has a ton of interest in the Canucks forward.

During the Saturday Headlines segment on Hockey Night in Canada, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman shared that while there are other teams in the mix, one of those that has shown a lot of interest in Elias Pettersson is the Buffalo Sabres.

The cost to acquire Elias Pettersson, despite his poor season, is likely going to be quite high given that he's not a rental, he's in his prime and will turn this around one way or another.

Some options that Patrik Allvin could ask for in return in an Elias Pettersson trade with the Buffalo Sabres include defenseman Bowen Byram and forward Dylan Cozens, but it's unclear at this time if Kevyn Adams is willing to part with those two players before the deadline.