I think the Canucks would match almost any realistic offer sheet for Pettersson. They certainly match 7x9. That would just force their hand on a couple of buyouts and/or trades they might have to make anyway (Virtanen and Holtby for sure, possibly Schmidt).
If you really wanted to screw the Canucks you'd sign him to a one year offer sheet just below max compensation. They'd still probably have to match but the ensuing QO would be devastating.
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