Alvin on Pettersson: He needs to mature and understand that there are certain expectations.. need to face the music when things don't go well

[Bounces R Way]

Seems like something that you should hammer out before committing a guy 93 million dollars but what do I know.

Alvin deserves some criticism himself. That blueline after Hronek and Hughes is an abomination.

 

[Jay26]

Seems like something that you should hammer out before committing a guy 93 million dollars but what do I know.

Alvin deserves some criticism himself. That blueline after Hronek and Hughes is an abomination.

I may be in the minority but I supported the Canucks taking the gamble and locking him in. When you have that kind of talent the mindset is you lock him in and do whatever you can to fix the issues. Unfortunately nothing has worked, which is genuinely surprising. The biggest gamble was always trading him and watching him do amazing things for another club. At least in my mind. The result here is the least likely one - that a professional athlete would fight this hard against all attempts to help him get his shit together.

Bear in mind this is coming from someone who has been hard on Pettersson since before the playoffs last year (and was completely disillusioned with him after the playoffs) so I'm not exactly biased in favour of him or anything. I just always thought the play was to lock him in and figure it the hell out.

 

[SillyRabbit]

kinda sounds like ep is built similar to marner.

Nylander called out Marner in the playoffs and Marner has responded by being 7th in NHL scoring without having Matthews in the lineup.

Pettersson is 76th in NHL scoring.

Marner and Pettersson are not the same.

 

[34]

Pettersson is overrated. I have said it for years.

Both Nylander and Marner are WAY better than him. It is not even close.

 

[Caboose]

It really leads credence to what has been said about EP40 for the last few years and especially in the playoffs last year. Im surprised a GM said it so bluntly and openly in the media. They must be so fed up with him and feel ripped off with the contract they gave him.

Ss y ou asking about the goal, im guessing they are just fed up and tired of him and have tried everything else and trying to motivate him through the media, which will likely backfire but what else can they do, its not like any of this is a secret or can hurt his trade value. These rumours of his unhappiness, lack of motivation and whining have followed him for years.

EP40 is the guy you move though. At least Miller tries everynight.

This really does feel a little bit like management at their wits end or at minimum an escalation in pressure on Petterson to get with the program.

Up to this point the Canucks organization has been walking on eggshells when it comes to criticizing Petey this year. It's so blatantly obvious when you listen to Ricks post-game interviews. He can be harsh but fair in his assessments, but I've never felt he pushed anything over the line in his post-games. HOWEVER, he always stopped short when it came to Petterson and refused to call him out by name when every other player was fair game. You could tell that he really wanted to call him out numerous times, but stopped short and caught himself a few times before naming him.

This is a clear step up from the norm and had to have been done with a purpose from Allvin.

 

[ryan callahan]

Terrible look for the Canucks. Miller runs the show and it's clear, even though his play sucks. Tocchet needs to get fired.

 

[Chips]

I find it curious Pettersson played way better while Miller was out. I do think there’s a personality clash


Some of the Canucks management seem old school and I wouldn’t be the slightest bit surprised if they traded Pettersson over miller. For fun’s sake I hope they do and he explodes

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Nylander called out Marner in the playoffs and Marner has responded by being 7th in NHL scoring without having Matthews in the lineup.

That didn't happen. Nylander was yelling at Matthews not Marner. Matthews responded by never returning to the game, and has been "injured" ever since.

 

[Love]

Hughes has failed that locker room as a captain. Maybe they should name a new one?

And you have failed your parents

 

[wetcoast]

Petterson for Kasper, Danielson, 2025 1st (unprotected)

That's more reasonable but I wonder how Red Wing fans would feel about it?

 

[ryan callahan]

Hughes has failed that locker room as a captain. Maybe they should name a new one?

Lmao what? He's like a disappointed father having to deal with 3 underperforming children (Miller, Pettersson and Tocchet). He's the only ounce of heart and leadership the Nucks have along with Garland.

 

[Mobiandi]

In fairness, Pettersson has wanted out for years

 

[viceroy]

EP40 is the guy you move though. At least Miller tries everynight.

Why not both?

EP appears mentally weak and JT likes to fight with teammates. VAN could get a king's ransom for both. A near instantaneous re-tool.

 

[RandV]

I find it curious Pettersson played way better while Miller was out. I do think there’s a personality clash


Some of the Canucks management seem old school and I wouldn’t be the slightest bit surprised if they traded Pettersson over miller. For fun’s sake I hope they do and he explodes

Miller being out also meant that Petterson got to play with Hughes full time.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Why not both?

EP appears mentally weak and JT likes to fight with teammates. VAN could get a king's ransom for both. A near instantaneous re-tool.

No one will want EP at his salary. There won’t be a kings ransom on either player. It won’t be an instant rebuild. It will be lateral moves at best.

 

[McFlash97]

A real axxx move by Alvin. Lowers the players value, publicly shames the player, lowers his self esteem and let's him know This is Miller's teams and Elias is basically a side piece.

Miller will be a nobody in 3 seasons, Petterson will be in his prime years. Classic Canucks

 

[Killer Orcas]

Red Wings get: F Elias Pettersson

Sabers get: F Marco Kasper, LHD Albert Johansson, F Vladimir Tarasenko, Red Wings 1st round pick.

Canucks get: F Dylan Cozens and G Cam Talbot.



C'mon let's get a three-banger trade going!

Let's make it fun one for one EP for Seider

 

[BHD]

In fairness, Pettersson has wanted out for years

Based on what?

 

[toddkaz]

Nylander called out Marner in the playoffs and Marner has responded by being 7th in NHL scoring without having Matthews in the lineup.

Pettersson is 76th in NHL scoring.

Marner and Pettersson are not the same.

Nylander calls out Marner in the playoffs and Marner responds by scoring regular season points?

Now thats a really bad hot take

 

[SI90]

Wtf is going on in VAN?

 

[Iggys Dome]

Legit question, why has EP been getting so much flack for what seems like a couple seasons? Is he lackadaisical or afraid to get dirty?

Also, it seems that Miller is the only constant in this Canucks soap opera. I remember they traded Horvat and kept Miller, why is it now Miller vs Petterson?

 

[Hallonbroder]

Nylander called out Marner in the playoffs and Marner has responded by being 7th in NHL scoring without having Matthews in the lineup.

Pettersson is 76th in NHL scoring.

Marner and Pettersson are not the same.

lol. Marner hasn’t shown anything, it all comes down to the playoffs

Pettersson is overrated. I have said it for years.

Both Nylander and Marner are WAY better than him. It is not even close.

Both Nylander and Marner are overrated. Especially Marner

 

[Lawzy]

It really leads credence to what has been said about EP40 for the last few years and especially in the playoffs last year. Im surprised a GM said it so bluntly and openly in the media. They must be so fed up with him and feel ripped off with the contract they gave him.

Ss y ou asking about the goal, im guessing they are just fed up and tired of him and have tried everything else and trying to motivate him through the media, which will likely backfire but what else can they do, its not like any of this is a secret or can hurt his trade value. These rumours of his unhappiness, lack of motivation and whining have followed him for years.

EP40 is the guy you move though. At least Miller tries everynight.

Boy do I have news for you.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Taccot cant seem to control or at least maintain a locker room. Not the exact same problem in arizona but there were leadership issues too.

 

[Gormo]

Im not sure if this is the best way to light a fire under his ass