You really don't see it? Like really don't? You don't understand how having a rift with a teammate could potentially drop his numbers down? Look at these 3 year averages. We have seen countless and I mean countless times where a guy has a rift with the team but has the obvious skill to be an elite player. Remember when ORielly said he lost the will to play hockey then goes an wins a cup with StLouis? Remember Eichel?
Obviously it depends on price and if Vancouver will actually trade Pettersson but if they do whoever gets him is getting a realllly good center. Who knows what the rift is but green would have insider knowledge.
I mean, I'm sure Cgy thought they were getting a really good winger in Huberdeau, but lots of people would be wary of going after him when his production cut in half after the trade.
He's the scary part,
Pettersson's producttion took off about half way through the 2020-21 season, scoring at a 97 pts pace for the final 43 games. Before that he was a career 69-80 pts pace guy.
He continued to produce at on average a 101 pts pace until Mar 2 2024, signing his big deal on the 3rd of march. 185 games, 228 pts.
Since signing his deal, he's played at a 60 pts pace. Small sample, only 63 games, but it was like the tap got turned off when he signed that deal.
Now, maybe it's because Miller and him are toxic together. That might be the case. But there's no guarantee that he can find that 100 pts pace player on another team, Huberdeau was a 90+ pts player 4 years running in Florida, been hovering around 55 in Cgy.
Idk, there's a reason Van is taking about Hughes when its Miller and Pettersson that are on the trade block. Hughes is the guy that stirs the drink there, they are more concerned about making sure he's sticking around than the other two.
