Sekeres and Price: Blake Value, Matt Sekeres and Jeff Paterson focus on the contract scenario between the Vancouver Canucks and Elias Pettersson.
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Value: “I do not imply to refute Elliotte Friedman as a result of I do not suppose it was essentially a report. I feel he was type of a spitball to some extent. However I simply say it as a result of I do not imagine that for a second.
I do not imagine the Canucks aren’t dedicated to Elias Pettersson. I do not suppose the Canucks do not imagine in Elias Pettersson.
Do they suppose the agent is asking an excessive amount of at this level? That could be very attainable, however that occurs in each negotiation. I do not suppose this speaks to the Canucks’ long-term curiosity in Elias Pettersson. I don’t imagine that.”
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Paterson: “That should not be the case. Sure, it caught me off guard, because it did everybody else. I do not suppose Elliotte is making this up. I would not counsel that for a second. I feel he is as educated as anybody masking this league. And that data got here from someplace.”
Sekeres: “I feel it got here from the proprietor’s guys. I feel that is his supply on the staff. I feel Francesco has been speaking to Elliotte for a very long time and I feel Francesco’s ego is gutted as a result of Elias Pettersson did not signal a contract on the eve of the season and wishes extra time to have a look at this Canucks franchise and see if it has the stepping into the fitting path.
I additionally suppose it’s utterly justified. Frank Seravalli has instructed us this up to now that the Canucks have not but reached the quantity that may get Elias Pettersson to re-sign.
And guys, that is all occurring in a context of Rasmus Dahlin re-signing with Buffalo and naturally the Winnipeg Jets re-signing Connor Hellebuyck and Mark Scheifele. And you’ll argue in opposition to these contracts and perhaps say they’re an excessive amount of and that Hellebuyck and Scheifele are too previous, however the backside line is that different groups get their act collectively and lock up their stars on the eve of the season, whereas the Vancouver Canucks are twiddling their fingers and hoping Elias indicators on the finish of the 12 months.”
Paterson: “Sure. Once more, this uncertainty that all of us talked about all summer time lengthy and folks did not need to hear about as a result of it was the offseason they usually had time on their aspect, however we have gotten to the start of the season.
So if Elias Pettersson will get off to a gradual begin, it is human nature to have this someplace at the back of his thoughts. In regards to the future, the contract, the greenback quantities. He has already made some huge cash, however he’s making ready for the remainder of his life, the lifetime of his household. These are huge issues, and you’ll think about if this weighs on him ultimately.
And so his begin is immediately tied to the beginning of this staff. We all know the significance of that to the Vancouver Canucks. So the individuals who need to sweep this below the rug ought to shake their heads. They’re those who do not dwell within the actuality that these sorts of issues have an effect on gamers on the highest degree.
You are proper, different groups had been capable of get their act collectively earlier than the season began. And for the Vancouver Canucks, this shall be an ongoing saga the place they’d the chance to nip it within the bud, but in addition selected to not.”
Value: “Do you suppose they’re actually going to attend till the tip of the season earlier than we cease doing this, or would you be in any respect stunned if, you realize, a contract will get signed on November fifteenth? Will a contract be signed on January 11? Do you suppose they’ll dwell with that?”
Paterson: “I will not be shocked if a deal comes out of the blue, however on the similar time there are two sides to those negotiations. Pettersson has made it fairly clear that he desires to take a wait-and-see method.
Clearly he is an enormous a part of the beginning and general success of the season, however once more, issues go sideways and we shortly noticed final 12 months how issues can get out of hand and really the 12 months earlier than that, the 25-game border the place they needed to bear the entire home cleansing.
I feel Elias Pettersson is in a little bit of a wait-and-see mode right here, however we additionally know that Patrik Allvin appears to love the ingredient of shock. The JT Miller contract got here out of nowhere. Brock Boeser, what was that, heading into the Easter lengthy weekend, each time they bought that deal performed. The Horvat deal all of us thought we might let our guard down earlier than the All-Star break and growth on Monday. Bo Horvat is now not a member of the Vancouver Canucks.
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So the Canucks appear desperate to function in that regard if a Pettersson deal had been to materialize. I discover it exhausting to imagine that somebody someplace alongside the way in which would not get wind of that, however once more, I do suppose there’s some historical past on this administration attempting to do their greatest to maintain the negotiations going, you realize, hold them below management maintain.’