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Vancouver Canucks' decision to re-sign Elias Pettersson on $92.8M deal critiqued by NHL analyst
Elias Pettersson secured an eight-year contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks worth $92.8 million in March. However, it has drawn criticism from TSN hockey analyst Frankie Corrado.
Corrado questions whether Pettersson can live up to his superstar status and the hefty $11.6 million salary.
"Can Elias Pettersson play like a superstar? Can he play like a player who gets paid $11.6 million? It's funny, right now if you look at the Canucks roster, you see Pettersson down the middle, you see Miller down the middle," Corrado said (via TSN).
Pettersson's last season (89 points) was a significant drop in performance compared to his previous high of 102 points.
"And if you're thinking who's number one, who's number two, you can basically flip a coin right now. The salary would tell you that Pettersson is the number one center, but with the way that things went last year, J.T. Miller was that number one guy," Corrado continued.
Corrado points out that the Canucks' competitiveness in the Pacific Division, particularly against top players like Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers, depends on Pettersson reaching close to 95-100 points.
"If the Canucks want to be competitive in the Pacific, and I mean that with the Edmonton Oilers - you're going to be going head-to-head against Connor McDavid, and that means Elias Pettersson has a lot of responsibility to be close to that 95-100 point range and bear that load," Corrado added.
Elias Pettersson hosts EP40 skills camp in Ånge to support local youth
Elias Pettersson hosted the EP40 Skills Camp in his hometown of Ånge, Sweden, from July 5th to 8th. Pettersson funded the camp to help his community.
"Mainly, I want to give back to Ånge; all the money goes to them," Pettersson said in an interview with Sundsvalls Tidning. "But then I want to offer kids to come here and teach them. Things that we teach here are things that I have practiced every summer."
Pettersson, injured at the end of the NHL season and playoffs, is spending his summer helping hockey grow. Although new to coaching, Pettersson found the experience enjoyable and rewarding.
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