Elias Pettersson is off to a slow start for the Vancouver Canucks and he knows he's playing below his potential. He'll try to elevate his game with some familiar linemates on Saturday in Edmonton.
had the puck, he probably saw only 19 opponents because backup netminder Carter Hart was sitting on the bench and out of sight.
“When he steps on the ice right now, I don't think he sees a lot of options,” Henrik Sedin said Friday when asked about Pettersson. “When you have confidence and you're feeling it, you only see Canucks jerseys out there. It's like there's no opponent -- they're out of the way, you don't even think about where they are. I'm sure he only saw Flyers jerseys out there yesterday.
The Lotto Line, which has been used in spurts this season as the Canucks chased games like Thursday’s 2-1 defeat to the Flyers, is expected to start together Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Arena. The only thing more plentiful than rain and Teslas in Vancouver are theories on the Canucks, and one of them being promoted now is that coach Travis Green’s insistence on better defensive play has come at the expense of scoring, especially among his star forwards.
Where does Sedin think he is? We’re eight games into the season and the Canucks are 3-4-1. Patience!? “These guys, they want to score, they want to help the team win,” the coach said. “I don't think they're trying to fool themselves and think that they've had a phenomenal start. They need to play a little better. They know that for our team to have success -- or like any team, really -- the guys that you lean on to score need to produce. That's part of the game. They're going to. They're not just good, they're great young players. It's not a time to panic.
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