After reading about the drama on Canucks forums it sounds like a guy like Backlund would be the best mentor to extract the best out of Pettersson. I’m a Flames fan #1, but living in Vancouver I watch a lot of Canucks games too and Pettersson has that same Jedi elite hockey IQ that Johnny Hockey used to blow everyone’s minds. But he’s a responsible center capable of matching other teams top line and has ok size. He’s not perfect, has a way of looking less engaged, and is on a massive contract. If Conroy can pry Pettersson out of Vancouver with a quantity vs quality package I’d support it.
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