Quadrelli Report: Sutter scores two as Vancouver Canucks beat Oilers

Tyler Myers has a cannon of a shot, and Brandon Sutter can score again

This is more of an observation than anything, but holy cow can Tyler Myers ever shoot the puck. He was eager to show off his shot to Canucks fans, and although he didn’t score, fans got the message loud and clear — especially since a few of Myers shots that sailed high sounded like they could have shattered the shatterproof glass with ease.

Myers saw some power play time last night and finished with one registered shot on goal. He let go of more shots than that, but could only find the target on one of them. Despite that, it was easy to tell that he has one of the hardest shots on the team.

Now, perhaps the biggest story of the night is the new and improved Brandon Sutter. Sutter scored the first goal of the night after he was hooked on a breakaway and awarded a penalty shot. Sutter pulled off a nifty little move and roofed it on the backhand to give the Canucks the opening lead.

Then later, Sutter scored once again to help secure the victory for the Canucks. Sutter said earlier that he was feeling great after beginning pilates, and many mocked him for that. If it can bring back Sutter’s scoring abilities, then whatever works, works.

Pettersson is never satisfied

We already know how hard of a worker Pettersson is and how he is always pushing himself to be the best player he can be. It’s for that reason that many people believe he has what it takes to become one of the best players not only on the Canucks, but in the entire NHL.

Despite scoring a goal last night, Pettersson still wasn’t satisfied with the performance he turned in. After the game, he said:

"“Rusty first game. I wasn’t happy with a lot of my game, but that’s what pre-season is for. There’s some work to do. It’s always nice to score, but I’m not happy with my game.”"

Pettersson’s game didn’t really come off as “rusty” to me personally. If you asked me to point out which Canucks had a bit of a weaker game last night, I don’t think I would mention Pettersson’s name. He was generating offence, backchecking hard, and was stickhandling as if he was in midseason form.

Pettersson had one play where he lost the puck and allowed an odd-man rush the other way, and you could tell that that play, in particular, made him visibly upset with himself. Most players would be happy with themselves if they scored a goal and nearly set up three more in the process, but not Pettersson.

He is never satisfied with his game, and with his best bud Boeser having just arrived in Vancouver, I’d hate to be an opposing goalie staring down Pettersson when he’s not “rusty” anymore, zipping passes across the ice to Boeser. The Canucks will face the Oilers once again tomorrow evening from Rogers Place in Edmonton.