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Canucks: Mailbag through 11 games of the season

By Jamey Vinnick

Oct 3, 2021; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks assistant coach Jason King and head coach Travis Green on the bench against the Winnipeg Jets in the third period at Rogers Arena. Canucks won 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 3, 2021; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks assistant coach Jason King and head coach Travis Green on the bench against the Winnipeg Jets in the third period at Rogers Arena. Canucks won 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports /
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VANCOUVER, BC – NOVEMBER 2: J.T. Miller #9 of the Vancouver Canucks celebrates with teammate Elias Pettersson #40 after scoring a goal against the New York Rangers during the third period on November, 2, 2021 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BC – NOVEMBER 2: J.T. Miller #9 of the Vancouver Canucks celebrates with teammate Elias Pettersson #40 after scoring a goal against the New York Rangers during the third period on November, 2, 2021 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images) /

I was born and raised in Seattle and my dad was and is a huge hockey fan. He liked the Canucks due to the proximity and I basically become a fan of them as well. My first memory is Matt Cooke tying Game 7 against Calgary and then having to go to bed for school and waking up to learn that we had lost. That ruined my entire week.

Are we talking about the real Elias Pettersson? That player is a borderline top 10 center in the league. This version, not so much. It’s clear that the lack of training camp is hurting him. For those hose who want to say Quinn Hughes missed training camp too and looks great, remember Hughes played his last game of the 2021 season came on May 19. Pettersson’s came on March 2. That is a big difference.

He’ll be fine, and a healthy, dialed in Pettersson is a top-10 center in my book.

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