TSN: Hockey Analyst Frankie Corrado joined Jay Onrait final week on SportsCenter as he broke down the one burning query dealing with the seven Canadian groups. Transferring to the Western Convention, Corrado believes the largest query dealing with the Vancouver Canucks is Elias Pettersson and if he can put the noise to the facet and produce his greatest hockey within the playoffs.
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Jay Onrait: “As for the Vancouver Canucks, they lose Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov to their hated rivals, the Boston Bruins. So that they do steal away Jake DeBrusk from the Boston Bruins so as to add some depth, and so they re-signed Filip Hronek. What’s the largest query for Rick Tocchet as he seems to be at his roster?”
Frankie Corrado: “Can Elias Pettersson play like a famous person? Can he play like a participant who will get paid $11.6 million? And it’s humorous proper now, for those who have a look at the Canucks roster, you see Pettersson down the center, you see Miller down the center. And for those who’re considering who’s primary and who’s quantity two, you possibly can mainly flip a coin proper now.
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, the wage would let you know that Pettersson is the primary heart, however with the best way that issues went final yr, J.T. Miller was that primary man. The Canucks wish to be aggressive within the Pacific, and I imply that with the Edmonton Oilers, you’re going to be going head-to-head in opposition to Connor McDavid.
And which means Elias Pettersson has a variety of accountability to be near that 95-100 level vary and bear that load and that’ll be a query for Rick Tocchet so far as, how can Pettersson get his sport to that stage, hold it at that stage and particularly hold it at that stage of come playoff time as a result of that’s once they’re going to wish him to be at taking part in at that $11.6 million stage probably the most.”
Onrait: “Nicely, that was going to be my follow-up to Frankie, watching Pettersson within the playoffs final yr at any level to simply say to your self, is that this only a terrific common season participant and perhaps somebody who isn’t constructed for the playoffs essentially?”
Corrado: “No, I don’t assume that Jay. I believe that you understand once we’ve seen Pettersson battle previously, and we don’t know this for certain, however you hear rumblings, there could possibly be the wrist challenge, or it could possibly be one thing that’s lingering together with his skating, and it appears like when these questions appear to come up, his play tapers off fairly a bit.
And people issues are going to occur to each participant. They occur to the most effective gamers on this planet. However there’s some guys which can be capable of get by means of that and performed by means of that and never let it have an effect on them as a lot. So for Pettersson, I believe it turns into somewhat little bit of a query of you’re not all the time going to really feel 100%, however you continue to should discover a approach to produce and play on the stage that they pay you and count on you to, and he’s you understand, name it for what he’s he’s he’s a really distinctive expertise.
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He’s not the quickest participant, however man, is he shifty? , he’s received an important shot, he’s received nice palms when he’s taking part in with confidence there’s not a variety of gamers that may play the the best way that he performs, however he’s gonna should have that confidence most of the time, and I’m certain Rick Tocchet is banking on him having that confidence this yr.”
