LAS VEGAS — Elias Lindholm has had a rocky start in Vancouver.
The 29-year-old Swede, acquired from Calgary on Jan. 31 for a package that included a first-round pick, prospect Hunter Brzustewicz, a third-round pick, Joni Jurmo and Andrei Kuzmenko as a cap dump, has scored just four goals and two assists in 15 games. He’s bounced around the Canucks’ top three lines, playing wing first and now center, and has been demoted from the No. 1 power-play unit. This week, his name even resurfaced in trade rumors. Lindholm has been a faceoff ace (58.2 percent) and has played responsible...