Four weeks remain until the trade deadline, and for Dustin Byfuglien and several other high-profile pending unrestricted free agents, that means it's decision time.

I suspect the Winnipeg Jets will take another run at signing Byfuglien, a very popular player on that market, not to mention a difficult player to replace.

But, as always, the money and term have to work for both sides.

He has the kind of demeanor that helps him cope with the uncertainty, but even the cool-as-a-cucumber Byfuglien admitted to me after the All-Star Game that -- just like with any other pending free agent dealing with uncertainty -- it's on his mind.

"If it doesn't bother you, there's something wrong," Byfuglien said. "But I don't think I get affected as much as most people probably would. I mean, you think about it, but at the end of the day all you have to do is go to work, do your job, and you'll be OK."

At the end of the day, whether it's the Jets now or another team later, Byfuglien's stature as one of the top blueliners in the league will net him a long-term deal, and I would venture it will be north of $7 million per year. At least.

If the Jets can't re-sign him, they should be able to cash in a fairly big return for Byfuglien before the Feb. 29 trade deadline.

One team I've mentioned before as a potential fit is the Los Angeles Kings. On the one hand, I wondered if the Kings could be in on the Byfuglien market without a first-round pick (they lost that pick for Andrej Sekera last season), which is normally part of the price to pay for a high-end rental.

On the other hand, the Kings could have players in their system who would interest the Jets if they ever decide to move Byfuglien. He would be such a great fit in L.A., allowing the Kings to finally replace Slava Voynov on the right side.

To me, that would be the final piece for a Kings team already among the top five contenders in the league.

Elsewhere:

The Vancouver Canucks will continue to try to get younger in their foundation while still trying to remain a competitive team. It's a delicate balancing act and likely means a bit of short-term pain. Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin are fully on board with the plan that team president Trevor Linden and general manager Jim Benning laid out to them after last season. "Both Jim and Trevor have been pretty clear where they want to take this team," Daniel Sedin said over the weekend. "It's been real good. It makes you believe, too, as a player that they're going about it the right way, they're doing the right things, they're not going to make any mistakes, they're going to do what's right for the team in the long run. It's fun to be part of it." But it also requires patience late in their careers to be willing to wait for the retooling to play itself out. "Absolutely. And we realize that, too," Daniel Sedin said. "We want to make the playoffs every year, but with the team we have now, hopefully we can be real good next year or the year after that. Our main focus is always to make the playoffs." Perhaps realizing he sounded like a man already looking past this season, Sedin quickly added: "To be honest, when we have a healthy team, I think we have a good enough team to really make a push." I think he was right the first time. This season is about short-term pain for the Canucks with the hope that it means long-term growth.

Daniel Sedin, left, and twin brother Henrik know there could be some bumps in the road this season as the Canucks continue to add youth to the core of their team. Aaron Poole/NHLI/Getty Images