The newest Canucks defenseman wasted no time making an impact, picking up a goal and an assist in the opening period of his first game in Vancouver after arriving in a blockbuster trade.

No Quinn Hughes? That’s good for the New Jersey Devils, who want to beat the Vancouver Canucks to keep things moving in the right direction.

The Vancouver Canucks placed Elias Pettersson on injured reserve on Sunday and activated fellow forward Marco Rossi from IR. The move to injured reserve is retroactive to Dec. 5 for Pettersson, who is nursing an upper-body injury.

Canucks fans are still coming to terms with last week's blockbuster trade that saw captain Quinn Hughes dealt to the Minnesota Wild.

According to Pierre LeBrun, the Rangers were one of the teams that made "legitimate offers" to the Canucks for Quinn Hughes.

The Vancouver Canucks are turning the page on a failed era, and now, following the Quinn Hughes trade, they can fully embrace a rebuild, one that they desperately need.

Buium is one of three former Minnesota Wild players joining the Vancouver Canucks from the Quinn Hughes trade.