PITTSBURGH — Jim Rutherford, the president of hockey operations for the Vancouver Canucks, knows Marcus Pettersson well.
The fortunes of his team are another matter.
Rutherford and general manager Patrik Allvin made their second dramatic splash of the evening Friday, sending a conditional 2025 first-round pick, Danton Heinen, Melvin Fernstrom and Vincent Desharnais to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Penguins’ steady defenseman and Pittsburgh forward Drew O’Connor.
Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club has acquired defenceman Marcus Pettersson and forward Drew O’Connor from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Danton Heinen, defenceman Vincent Desharnais, the rights to…