Analysts worry for Vancouver Canucks’ season amid reported tiff between stars [Video]

Analysts say that the Vancouver Canucks’ season could be on thin ice a few days after the team’s president confirmed a rift between two of its best forwards.

The Canucks, who are a point behind the Calgary Flames for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, are on a two-game winning streak heading into a clash with the Nashville Predators on Tuesday evening.

But the team has failed to meet lofty expectations that were set for the season after a deep playoff run last season — and recently, team president Jim Rutherford confirmed stars J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson aren’t seeing eye-to-eye.

In an interview with The Globe and Mail published Tuesday, Rutherford said the drama had affected the entire Canucks squad, calling it an issue that “festers again, and so it certainly appears like there’s not a good solution that would keep this group together.”