Elias Pettersson was -2 in the Canucks loss to the Ducks on Thursday and has just 2 assists to show for over his last five games. Martin Biron joins Gino Reda on Domino’s That’s Hockey to take a deeper dive on what’s wrong with Vancouver’s highest paid player.
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Dude's cooked.
Losing? I lost faith in November.
No, I'm not losing faith. I've already lost it months ago.
1 goal in 19 games? If only the media weren't so annoying. š
Itās been awhile since EP40 consistently put up points in non-preseason play. Just this month, Habsā:
– centre Nick Suzuki has put up nine points, three of them goals, over eight games with a +1
– winger Juraj SlavkovskĆ½, over his last 22 games from January, has scored just one less goal (6) than over the same number of games, including 4 Nations ones, EP40 has put up points (7)
The combined cap hits for this season for Suzuki and SlafkovskĆ½ donāt even come to US$10 million while next season neither Hab will have a cap hit of even US$8 million. Of forwards, d-men and goalies with per-season cap hits (PSCHs) at least as high as EP40ās US$11.6 million currently playing for Canadian NHL teams, I count those of:
– Leafsā centre AM34ās US$13.25 million
– Oilersā centre Connor McDavidās US$12.5 million although effective July one can add the US$14 million one of Leon Draisaitl
AM34, McDavid and Draisaitl, in regular-season play, have been this season more consistent point producers than EP40 although plenty of players whose PSCHs are even lower than EP40ās also have been more consistent point producers. I donāt even know the last time I had faith EP40 could consistently put up the points although thereās no doubt that his dropoff began, in non-preseason play, last April and shows no sign of ending.
Losing? Nah itās gone
I think he will rebound, but that wont happen until next season. That is if he has knee problems and maybe other issues. Yes he skates strange but he was still skating fast before, now its like the wheels have fallen off
I have lost faith in Canucks , Patrik Allvin needs to go too , his Swedish dream ruined Vancouver Canucks
there are a few guys in the league that i like, but would be much better off playing in Europe's top leagues. Pettersson is one, Laine is another. they would be on top, and much happier IMO.
Yes ive lost faith.
Sighā¦ three Calder Trophy nominees in a row with one of them winning and Thatcher Demko and with the exception of Quinn Hughes, we could lose all of them by this summer.
Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes, Demko. They could have been out Bossy, Trottier, Potvin and Smith.
he's a fuckin fraud… never liked this fake ass player… DOESNT BELONG IN THE NHL… SORRY IVE NEVER SEEN A PLAYER LIKE HIM FALL DOWN SOO MUCH… MAYBE $11.6 MILL SHE PLAY IN PWHL…. š¤”š¤”š¤” UR TRASH $11.6 MILL AND AN EMBARSSMENT…
EP40 is a flash in the pan! Move him ASAP and start to rebuild around Hughes if he's even willing to stay. Please
At what point do you start to question Tocchet? He has a been gifted with an abundance of talent and what has he done with it? I think he's as overrated as EP40.
Heās SOFT as hell
Being a canucks fan is a nightmare. After years of shitty teams and nothing, so close in 2011 We FINALLY get quinn hughes a superstar, great management and a solid coah. But of course it falls apart just as its getting sweet. This guy let down this entire city with this horrible contract. Everything has fallen apart after he signed and disappeared.
OK fine…EP40's performance has cratered. The bigger question is WHY? It's obviously not as simple as having discord with a teammate. And it is obviously not an injury (can you say 4 Nations). So…WHY? Given that this team decapitated itself (apparently) for Petey, WHY aren't there more answers as to what caused all of this…especially since it's been simmering for at least a year and likely more? This is the most over-reported, yet under-investigated storyline in the NHL. C'mon Press/Media…start doing the digging and asking the tough questions!!
In the meantime I will speculate…
Petey has a video game addiction. Or maybe…
Petey has a trans-lover who is blackmailing him. Or maybe…
Petey is being coerced by the Swedish mafia to fix games. Or maybe….
Petey is a snowflake that can't recover from being held accountable. Or maybe…
Petey has a deeply personal family issue that is weighing him down. Or maybe…
Petey has a mental illness. Or maybe…
Petey a REALLY an alien!
An entire professional NHL team blew itself up for this man. I think it's fans deserve some answers.
Lankinen is so underrated, I believe he can compete with the best goalies, he showed it just recently internationally.
Move Petterssen , sign Boeser.
Peterson needs a reset. I wouldnāt bet on him being much this season. Next yearā¦ if he doesnāt find his mojo, heās gonna be traded for a bag of pucks. Heās overpaid and handcuffing this team. Too much of a liability.
He could take some pressure off of himself by giving some of his contract backā¦. š
Canucks never learn from their mistakes. They overpaid for Pettersson and Miller. And when they got rid of Millerās huge contract, what did they do? They overpaid for Lankinen. Canucks donāt do themselves any favors
Not losing faith. We lost faith long ago
Pettersson acting like the expectations of a real world contract don't apply to him.
I wouldn't trust EP40 if my life depended on it.
Do you believe in ghosts? Cuz that's what he is.
Petterson is a terrible skater, he glides around and actually snowplows to stop like a 5 year old. Over half his faceoffs end in him falling down and opposing players know it takes one cross check from behind he goes down š¢
hes lilke miller doesnt wanna be there, van
Look at how he performed in last year's playoffs. He's a dud
Petterson is a bust nowadays I donāt know to think of him anymore.
Trade him him to a nice city in the US and he will explode. Media just talking about everyday since mars last year. I would have gave up and moved on. Boeser not scoring as well. Is anyone playing good. Tocchet is a defensive coach. EP40 is a great defenseman. real good.
No other team would ever take on EP40's contract. Even for free.
Heās soft as baby stool.
Give him until half of next year and if he still isn't performing then just bench him and never let him play another game until he chooses to cancel his contract, regardless of how long it takes. Canucks shouldn't buy him out when he's done nothing to deserve almost 100 million dollars. Going forth from here the Canucks should really learn from their mistake and have increasing earnings if the players hit certain thresholds, if that's even possible. It's disgusting to think that pettersson 'The Unseen' is making almost 12 million when Conor 'The Gremlin' Garlard has more goals than him and just one point behind him.
Failure management trading Miller instead of Pettersson
Pettersson needs to go down from the lineup and work in the gym and do rehab on his knee or whatever it is affecting his play. Not to mention he needs to see a professional mentality coach.
At this point send him to Abbotsford
Said it from day 1. Canucks traded the wrong guy.
I always thought he was overrated
He should return a portion of his salary and promise to do better going forward. And drop the bad attitude.