Okay, so Elias Pettersson hasn’t been… himself. Yeah. The Swedish star centre inked his eight-year, $92.8 million contract extension on March 3, 2024, in the midst of his third consecutive 30-goal season, following up the 102-point campaign last year with an 89-point performance this time around.
In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, Thatcher Demko is injured and Casey DeSmith steps in for the club. Additionally, Elias Pettersson struggles in Game 2 as the Nashville Predators tie the first-round matchup at 1-1.
Good news, everyone! The advanced and underlying statistics state that the Vancouver Canucks were the better team in Game 2 of Round One of the Stanley Cup Playoffs!
Elias Pettersson knows when he’s struggling more than anybody else. And Tuesday night’s 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators might’ve been one of the toughest nights of his young NHL career.
Yeah, that’s some major pain. The Vancouver Canucks dropped Game 2 by a 4-1 scoreline to the Nashville Predators despite dominating nearly every aspect.
The Vancouver Canucks need their best players to be at their best if they hope to get out of the first-round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs — and that’s especially true without the services of star goaltender Thatcher Demko.
With the Canucks trailing 1-0 and trying to score the equalizer on the power play, Pettersson was set up for a wide-open look with a yawning net sitting in front of him. Then this happened.
The Vancouver Canucks will look to protect home ice for a second straight game and grab a commanding 2-0 lead in their opening round Stanley Cup playoff series with the Nashville Predators when the series resumes tonight at Rogers Arena.
9 years of pent-up energy erupting at last. The Vancouver Canucks came back in dramatic fashion, scoring two quick goals in the third en route to a 4-2 victory in Game 1 against the Nashville Predators.
It is an exciting time to be a Vancouver Canucks fan. After over a decade of darkness, the light has shone. People are walking the streets of Vancouver wearing Canucks gear proudly, car flags are flying again, and the city is buzzing.
The Vancouver Canucks put their finishing touches on playoff preparation with a 45 minute practice at Rogers Arena during the noon hour on Saturday. All available bodies were present and accounted for and Rick Tocchet likely tipped his hand on the way he’ll deploy his players in Sunday’s first round opener against Nashville.
These days, the NHL is a lot like the DC Comics Universe, powered by the strength of dynamic duos. In the past, the sport of hockey was all about lines.
First place in the Pacific. How about that? The Vancouver Canucks beat the Calgary Flames by a 4-1 scoreline to clinch the Pacific Division crown, in a game where they got into the lead and defended it brilliantly.
With five out of a possible six points earned this week, the Vancouver Canucks have positioned themselves strongly to secure the Pacific Division title.
The race for the Pacific Division title comes down to the final week of the National Hockey League season. Tonight, the first-place Vancouver Canucks (48-22-9)
As the Vancouver Canucks end the regular season, one of the team’s fundamental problems is Elias Pettersson. It isn’t that he’s having a bad season. In 76 games, he has put up 33 goals and added 52 assists.
On Wednesday evening, the Vancouver Canucks announced that the team had assigned defenceman Elias Pettersson to Abbotsford of the AHL. With this move, Pettersson will get his first taste of North American hockey during Abbotsfords final stretch of games before and hopefully during the playoffs.
The Vancouver Canucks locked up superstar Elias Pettersson to an eight-year, 92.8 million contract over the weekend. Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk talk about the big contract and how it will benefit both sides moving into the future.
There was a recent push on extension talks between the Canucks and center Elias Pettersson, and it appears that push helped get a deal over the finish line.
The Elias Pettersson story has become a fascinating one to watch over the past 24 hours. Word leaked that the Vancouver Canucks were having trade conversations with the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Carolina Hurricanes have had serious trade discussions with the Vancouver Canucks about their star center, Elias Pettersson.
There’s no doubting that any deal involving their young star would go down in history.
Over the last two years, he has taken his production to another level, scoring 68 goals and 177 points in his last 141 games in Vancouver.
The Vancouver Canucks and star center Elias Pettersson are in no rush to finalize the player’s contractual status (well, at least the player isn’t). Both sides seemed settled with the idea of waiting until the end of the season to address his potential extension, even if the organization would like to have that piece of business taken care of.
We won our lone NHL bet yesterday, and keeping it simple seems best as we navigate into a larger slate tonight. Despite 12 games, we've limited the field to just two of our favorite looks, both at plus-money.
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