"The immediate notion for a Sabres package for Pettersson has to include Dylan Cozens because Vancouver would need a center in return," Harrington wrote. "Trading Bowen Byram, a British Columbia native who played junior hockey for the Vancouver Giants, would be more troublesome."

Should the Montreal Canadiens try to acquire Dylan Cozens from the Buffalo Sabres? There's speculation about that and Casey Mittelstadt's future with the Colorado Avalanche.

Kent Hughes is known for being active and making calls to his NHL counterparts, looking to gauge the market on who is available and what the trade values of players can be.