Canucks acquiring defenceman Marcus Pettersson from Penguins

The Vancouver Canucks are staying busy in the trade market while shoring up their blue line depth.

Canucks acquiring defenceman Marcus Pettersson from Penguins

The Vancouver Canucks are staying busy in the trade market while shoring up their blue-line depth.

Hours after trading star centre J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers, the Canucks are acquiring defenceman Marcus Pettersson from the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.

Pettersson, a pending unrestricted free agent, is a defensive defenceman who is in his ninth NHL season.

The return in the trade was not immediately known.

More to come…