Friedman: Pettersson says he’ll only re-sign if Canucks have successful season

[EdJovanovski]

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[Mr Kot]

So what defines success in this case? Can't listen to the podcast atm.

 

[bobholly39]

EP to Arizona confirmed...

 

[tfwnogf]

pressure's on...

 

[Zynbanejad]

Don't blame him

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

pressure's on...

it's not tfwnogf anymore but tfwsupermodelgf and you gotta impress

EDIT: did i just liken Elias Pettersson's face to a supermodel?! ay ay ay

 

[CascadiaPuck]

Guy wants to win. I have no problem with these comments.

 

[HockeyVirus]

The only good thing about this is he is a RFA and Vancouver will get assets back.

The problem is that it's Vancouver making the trade and they will lose it badly.

 

[FlameChampion]

Pressure is on for Vancouver.

Interesting team I think.

Good forwards including a couple star guys. Defense is a mixed bag. Hughes is coming into his own. I'll be honest, I dont know much about Hronek. Soucy and Cole should help. Demko was arguably the best goalie in the pacific two years ago but had his struggles last year.

Could finish anywhere from #3-6 I think. Central isnt that great either. I wouldnt be surprised if both wildcards are from the Pacific.

 

[eojsmada]

Good on him to keep the pressure on Alvin and Rutherford. The franchise has been coasting along for far too long.

 

[SenzZen]

 

[Hunter368]

And water is wet, nothing is new this happens in all hockey markets.

 

[Xirik]

Teams who have the assets and cap to trade for Pettersson

-Habs
-Coyotes
-Kraken
-Blackhawks
-Preds
-Flyers
-Sabres

Maybe
-Wings
-Blues

If he wants to be in the playoffs quickly it would be

-Kraken
-Sabres
-Wings

 

[Seanaconda]

Well I guess rebuilds over or they trade him .

I don't think their owner ever let's them rebuild properly anyways so it doesn't really matter that much

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Welp, so where does Pettersson end up?

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

Yeah, until they offer him 11m+ a season to stay. Bet he talks about how "they got a great group in the locker room" after that.

 

[Xirik]

Well I guess rebuilds over or they trade him .

I don't think their owner ever let's them rebuild properly anyways so it doesn't really matter that much

The assets the canucks would get back from a trade would probably make it more of a retool.

 

[Zirakzigil]

This isnt a surprise. More and more young players are being vocal about not wanting to be stuck in rebuilds for extended lengths of time.

 

[TheNumber4]

It’s very obvious Pettersson hates his time in Vancouver. The body language on ice speaks for itself. To me, this news isn’t surprising. I always viewed him as having one foot out the door. Losing isn’t fun though, so maybe a winning season changes this.

 

[Seanaconda]

The assets the canucks would get back from a trade would probably make it more of a retool.

Yeah they would trade for some mix of inferior players and ready to play prospects is what I'd assume but idk.

They could have a good season most of the parts are there for a good team

 

[WTFMAN99]

Gotta respect a player that wants to win like this.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

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[crazy8888]

So what defines success in this case? Can't listen to the podcast atm.

Playoffs or he walks. Just guessing

 

[Xirik]

Yeah they would trade for some mix of inferior players and ready to play prospects is what I'd assume but idk.

They could have a good season most of the parts are there for a good team

The Canucks Wing depth is pretty Sus but other then that they have the makings of a pretty good team.

 

[VanillaCoke]

lol canucks