Michael Traikos of The Hockey News wasted no time in declaring Elias Pettersson the loser in the trade that sent J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers. But is that assessment fair?

There was one big question the New York Rangers had to answer before trading for J.T. Miller. The reported feud between Miller and Elias Pettersson was well known, but no one knew exactly how or why it started.

According to NHL insider Chris Johnston, appearing on TSN's "OverDrive" on Tuesday, the organization has not ruled out the possibility of trading Elias Pettersson as the internal problems have gone nowhere and the forward has spent the season underperforming.