Elias Pettersson News & Stories

It says something about just how astounding Connor McDavid’s first ten seasons in the NHL have been that a 122-point pace regular season followed by a run to the Cup...

It's not always fair to pick winners and losers on July 3, but there are some trends that just jump out at you.

It's clear the Flyers always wanted to hire Rick Tocchet as their coach, but does his track record match how much they value him?

Who will want to take the Vancouver Canucks job now, and who will want to hire the guy who couldn't pull them out of the mire?

Some people don't want to let go of this era of Canucks hockey. Why?

Wtih mere hours left before the trade deadline, Cam Robinson reports that the Vancouver Canucks are once again listening to trade offers on Elias Pettersson.

The NHL Trade Deadline is one week away. Cam Robinson shares what he's hearing ahead of what should be a busy week of action.

David St-Louis breaks down things have gone for the Canucks top prospects in the AHL.

The NHL shouldn't get to take credit for how well best-on-best hockey is working, since it's the one that's been denying us best-on-best hockey for more than a decade.

The 4 Nations Face-Off will take centre stage for the next two weeks. Cam Robinson brings all the heat with some bold predictions.

You knew it was coming, you just didn't know when. Maybe not so much the second one, though.

With the NHL trade deadline less than a month away, Cam Robinson provides his top trade targets with sourced intel on expected returns and potential fits.

The Flames say they aren't rebuilding, but will they trade futures to get better in an unexpectedly successful season?

What's the end goal for these guys? Does it really matter?

Things could go really right or really wrong for the Canucks for the rest of the season. Can't wait to find out which.

Sean Shapiro and Cam Robinson combine to look at who will be in and who will be out at the best-on-best competition in February.

The Predators, Rangers, and Wild have are looking at big inflection points in the near future.

Daniel Gee goes into the how and why Aatu Räty has become an early-season roster lock for Vancouver.

JFresh ranks the 20 best centres going into the 2024-25 NHL season.

I don't like the contract but I do get it.

The tale of tape for the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers second-round series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The tale of the tape for the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators first-round series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Elias Pettersson did the Vancouver Canucks a massive favour with his eight-year, $92.8-million extension. Now it's up to the team to return the favour.

Sean Shapiro looks at how the Dallas Stars trade for the Chris Tanev might impact both his new team and the rest of the league.

It seemed to have all happened in the blink of an eye. The Fantasy Hockey regular season is over. For leagues that run a two-week playoff setup (and conclude before...

This week's trip to Take Town has us checking in on the Calgary Flames at the trade deadline, a rumoured Elias Pettersson contract extension, and the things the Detroit Red Wings do well resulting in a 102 PDO.

Sara Civian reviews at your trade proposals and decides which teams say yes or no ahead of the 2024 NHL trade deadline.

Director of Film Scouting and Lord of Fantasy Hockey, Cam Robinson breaks down the blockbuster deal between Vancouver and Calgary and how it may reshape the fantasy hockey landscape.

Big week for all the news freaks out there.

The Flyers are frowning. The Kings are struggling. And Ryan Lambert has all the takes.

The Rinkside 3 Stars are led by the NHL keeping its finger on the pulse, a series of comical San Jose Sharks-related firsts, the Edmonton Oilers getting hot, and gaudy stats on the Vancouver Canucks

JFresh dives into the numbers to answer the most pressing question in the NHL right now: Just how good are the Vancouver Canucks.

This week's trip through Take Town looks at Alexander Ovechkin's struggles to start the season, a matchup for the ages between the Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers, and the Trevor Linden-Jim Benning thing.

We're back again from another undetermined amount of fantasy hockey thoughts. There's plenty to get into, so enough preamble. Let's dive in!

If you're not having fun yet, you don't have a pulse! Our 3 Stars this week include the Vancouver Canucks, Connor Bedardamania, and early victory laps.

JFresh continues his look at the NHL's top players by looking at the centres.

The Scout's Roundtable shares their greatest hits, and misses, covering the NHL Entry Draft.

In the first part of the next superstar series, Cam Robinson looks at the case for Tim Stützle.

It was a brutally difficult year on and off of the ice for the Vancouver Canucks, and it doesn't get any easier this offseason. J.D. Burke on where the Canucks go from here.

It's a Friday and as we move into crunch time for both the real and fantasy seasons, Cam Robinson has got you covered.

Associate editor Sean Shapiro looks at the All-Star Skills event and how it connected to now former teammates and also disconnected with everyone else.

You've got questions. RL has answers. It's the EP Rinkside Mailbag. Talking the Boston Bruins trade deadline, Jesse Puljujärvi, Elias Pettersson, and Troy Terry.

In the final fantasy rundown of 2022, Cam Robinson tees you up on the stories we heard and the lessons we should have taken.

What a nice week in the NHL. I love it!!!!

The Vancouver Canucks and their team captain and leading goal scorer Bo Horvat are at an impasse, and now a trade seems inevitable.

How the Canucks center made a splash an than kept impressing after his draft eligible season.

The Vancouver Canucks signed star forward JT Miller to a massive contract extension, and now Ryan Lambert is left to ask to what exact end? That and more in this week's What We Learned.

JFresh identifies the biggest factor for each NHL team in the upcoming 2022-23 season.

Most defencemen don't matter much in fantasy hockey. They're a dime a dozen. But a young, elite-level producing defender? That's another matter. EP Rinkside fantasy analyst Cam Robinson identifies some of the best options on the market.

EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert solicited your questions on Twitter, and now he's answering them in the latest edition of the Rinkside mailbag. Looking at the playoff picture, the sophomore slump, Owen Power at the Olympics, the Capitals crease, and Elias Pettersson.

No one cares about your fantasy team. Except Cam Robinson. He cares, and he's answering your most pressing questions.

Three Canadian teams have disappointed their fans this season. JFresh breaks down what happened and what's next.

The Vancouver Canucks cleaned house today, starting with the firing of head coach Travis Green to make way for Bruce Boudreau. Dimitri Filipovic looks into what this all means for the embattled franchise.

Things have not gone according to plan for the Vancouver Canucks this season, and it's been especially dire for Elias Pettersson. So, Cam Robinson asks the question: What's eating at Pettersson?

It's early, but the losses are mounting in Vancouver, and the pressure is ratcheting up accordingly.

EP Rinkside's resident Fantasy Hockey expert Cam Robinson is looking way into the future, ranking the 50 best players for the 2026-27 season. This is a must-read resource for anyone in a keeper league.

Fantasy draft season is officially upon us. With regular-season games kicking off on Tuesday, there are precious few moments remaining to nab the players that will launch your team to...

The Canucks locked up Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson to new contracts ahead of puck drop on the 2021-22 season. Ryan Lambert looks at the specifics, and whether it can work out long term for Vancouver or not.

The Vancouver Canucks tried to sell optimism with an aggressive off-season, but the early returns through training camp and the pre-season might be placing a damper on that.

These are the lean days of fantasy hockey content. The focus is on the playoffs, BBQs, beaches, babes, boards, and all sorts of other alliterative words. But you know that...

I know we're all focused squarely on the glorious, multi-game evenings that the first round of NHL hockey provides. But I can't help but look ahead to next season and...

It appears that Jim Benning will be back as the GM of the Vancouver Canucks. Dimitri Filipovic writes about that decision, how deep the team's issues run, and the big offseason that looms ahead for them.

Despite strong point totals, Quinn Hughes' underlying numbers have tumbled. JFresh turns to the stats and game tape to work out why.

Another week in the books and the COVID protocol list is somehow down to just four players. Here's hoping I'm not jinxing anything, but hopefully this can be looked at...

David St-Louis and J.D. Burke team up for this piece, one which explores the Vancouver Canucks defensive woes. Step into the film room.

As Ryan Lambert writes in this week's What we Learned, the Vancouver Canucks sowed the seeds for this descent not last off-season, but cumulatively over the entirety of Jim Benning's tenure as the club's general manager.

The Vancouver Canucks season is quickly slipping away, and J.D. Burke offers some answers as to how that happened, and what might follow.

The Tyler Toffoli revenge tour never ends, as the former Vancouver Canucks winger potted another two goals and an assist in the second leg of a three-game mini-series at Rogers Arena.

All eight of the panellists shared one thing in common — they put Luleå HF defenceman Nils Lundkvist‘s name at the top of their ballot in the vote for the...

It feels as if decades have passed since the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Such is the state of the contemporary NHL, a constantly shifting landscape that is getting populated by...

Our seventh and final Canadian club lands at No. 4 league-wide. The Vancouver Canucks have been one of the very worst teams in hockey the last four seasons, so you...

Criticism of the Vancouver Canucks is widespread, and most of it is well-earned. But they sure did get it right with their 2017 first round draft pick. Elias Pettersson is...

If any doubts about this year’s Calder Trophy recipient lingered among the privileged few trusted with voting on it, Elias Pettersson summarily dismissed them with the sudden thud of his...

Everything just went by so fast. One year Joel Persson was combining hockey on a semi-professional level with a job as a teacher’s assistant, the next he was anchoring the...

Elias Pettersson has been dropping jaws everywhere. Except Vancouver. The rookie, comfortably at the head of his class, has everyone in his adopted city quite used to his once eyebrow-raising,...

For better or for worse, hockey is typically thought of as being the ultimate team game. With playing time so evenly spread out across the lineup, there’s certainly merit to...

Here we are. It’s finally opening night for our new and highly touted prospect, EP Rinkside. Will it tear up the league in its rookie season? You never know with...