It would help ease the pressure on The Glimmer Twins if the Canucks had a reliable secondary scoring source which, you may be aware, they don’t.
As the wise, old head of the partnership — he just turned 22 after all — Brock Boeser makes sure he talks with Elias Pettersson about this strange, unfamiliar world the pair now inhabit.
But here’s the thing: Boeser and Pettersson have both been touched by the hockey gods in different ways but they share a self-awareness that is found in the DNA of all great players. Boeser’s scoring line reads 21-25-46 in 55 games. Pettersson’s is 26-31-57 in 57 games which, advanced analytics tells us, is a point-per-game clip.
A month ago, Pettersson’s electric rookie campaign was drawing direct comparisons to the inaugural seasons of Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. Now, he’s still the runaway front-runner for the Calder Memorial Trophy but the rookie is also dealing with the first mini-slump of his NHL career. That battle is ongoing but one of the encouraging signs with Pettersson has been his commitment to defence and shift-in, shift-out consistency. The slender Swede takes pride in his defensive game and while his production has slowed, he was a plus-10 before Saturday’s game on a team with a minus-26 goal differential. His fancy stats remain impressive.
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