Two shocking names could end up on the trade market if team embraces rebuild.

The National Hockey League could see some major shake ups before the trade deadline this year, both because of the lack of competitiveness from some teams as well as the expansion draft, and one of the teams to watch will be the Vancouver Canucks.

In a recent report for The Province, Canucks reporter Jason Botchford revealed his belief that the poor start to the season already has Vancouver thinking trade deadline, something that many feel they should have considered last year as well as this summer when they made some of their offseason signings.

From Botchford:

If last year proved anything, it’s never too early to begin prep work for the NHL trade deadline. The Canucks need a future and to get one they need more assets.

Enter the annual festival, where bottom-feeders trade veterans to contending teams for draft picks and prospects. Vancouver failed to take part last year, but a long, early losing streak this season should leave them plotting their big trade moves here.

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There have been fans crying for a rebuild in Vancouver for some time now and perhaps the current state of affairs is finally enough to convince general manager Jim Benning, or if not him perhaps team president Trevor Linden that it's time to look to the future rather than the present. Botchford believes this could result in the Canucks trading some of the biggest names on their roster for picks and prospects they can use to build towards a long-term plan.

The Canucks could potentially trade Burrows, Ryan Miller, and, if they ever wrap their heads around a full-tilt rebuild, Jannik Hansen, Alex Edler and, yes, the Sedin twins.