[Report] Canucks re-sign Pettersson to 8 year contract @ $11.6M

[FanInNorway]

Wow this is lower than I think most people expected. 

Kudos to management and now hopefully Petey can get this out of his mind and go back to being the player we all know he's capable of.

[AlwaysACanuckFan]

14 minutes ago, HKSR said:

I'm REALLY curious how he performs now.  Hopefully the weight on his shoulders is gone now.

Maybe like a street performer in London where you must pay for him or her to move

[Bob Long]

Just now, Rekker said:

Yes! Eastern media will be devastated not having this Canucks "drama" to talk about anymore. 

 

Oh they'll have a negative spin on it, probably shitting on the fan base somehow.

[Jeremy Hronek]

2 minutes ago, Nuckin Kingsly said:

Wow… 11.6??! That is very reasonable, and a hometown discount with the cap going up drastically in the coming years.

 

he is a better player than Nylander for sure and younger. 
 

he said he wants to win, this shows that he was absolutely telling the truth and helps management build a stronger team by leaving money on the table. 
 

Thank you Petey, we love you and I personally am very excited to see what our future will look like!! LFG!!! 

 

$11.6 million is a hometown discount?  Seems like he got paid on par with market value (not a bad thing, but I'm not seeing much of a discount here).

 

Like I said - I'm happy that we've got a good young Center that is locked up for the next 8 years.  

 

Pettersson is currently the 4th best player on the team, and is bordering on being a franchise level star.  

 

He has that potential - we saw it during the first 10 games of the seasons, and periodic flashes after that.  

 

Having said that, he's going to need to step up if he wants to live up to this new contract.  

 

Hopefully, with the contract distraction in the rear view mirror now, we can see the Elias Pettersson that we saw during the 2nd half of the 2021/2022 season.....or the Pettersson that we saw during the first 10 games of this season.  

[CanucksCountry]

11.6x8 is a fantastic deal and also shows how much Petey wants to be Here he took less money to help gives and signed ontl max term, the less money thing is huge allows us to Continue having a competitive team going forward. Good job Alvin and thank you Petey

[MeanSeanBean]

Petey is 100% worth more than Nylander, the fact he signed for only a little more is a huge win.

[Provost]

1 minute ago, HKSR said:

Let's give some credit to this super experienced management group.  They knew exactly what they were doing with getting into trade discussions with Carolina.  Wouldn't surprise me if they leaked the news as well to light a fire in the Petey camp.  

 

Overall, this is excellent news for everyone involved.  Bring on the TDL!

Ya, no one is perfect but it is hard not to be impressed.

 

Understanding leverage and pressure points in negotiations is JR teaching Allvin and also having the cred to keep the owner out of it.  
 

I wonder if we are a few signings now with Hronek up next.

[AlwaysACanuckFan]

2 minutes ago, Rekker said:

Yes! Eastern media will be devastated not having this Canucks "drama" to talk about anymore. 

They will think of something else to stir up to distract us with 

[Hammertime]

aw canucks fans are so predictable. Happy he's signed though. If we leak 12 fans go into a frenzy then when he takes 400k less it will look like he took a discount and everyone will be happy. Fair deal. I'm stoked for the future. 

[MeanSeanBean]

On 2/28/2024 at 5:16 PM, MeanSeanBean said:

I'm gonna laugh my ass off if he signs in short order. So many people giving me hell yesterday for being chill about the situation can eat my butt if he signs.

Friendly reminder to anyone who gave me shit a couple days ago, breakfast is served. 

[Heretic]

Excellent news.

Now that the distraction is over, play like an 11.6 million dollar man.

[Bardown]

Fair deal all around. 
 

Glad he wants to stay long term, that removes any concerns I had about his commitment to the Canucks.

 

GCG! 
 

now go win a cup petey. 
 

I don’t think he understands how much this will mean to the fans…. He wants to be here, that’s all we wanted 

[DownUndaCanuck]

Hope Petey gets a bit of a cheer at the next home game to bring him up a bit too, he could have really messed with the team and waited for the off-season but it's clear both parties wanted this.

[Rip The Mesh]

 

[Bob Long]

Thanks Carolina 

[HKSR]

I foresee the debate will now shift to whether 11.6 is a discount.  IMO it is because market would likely put him closer to 12m.  He may not have left a LOT on the table, but every $100k helps.

[AlwaysACanuckFan]

8 minutes ago, MeanSeanBean said:

Hey, people from the other day...

 

 

EAAAAATTTT MYYYYYY BUTTTTTTTT.

 

let's go Petey!!! So stoked!

Becareful what you wish for, I told that to a girl I dated and she told me to turn around, unless you like that sort of thing

[Dom]

Alright boys... it's time to turn this ship around. PA/JR go out there and get us a mean SOB for the top 6. 

[HKSR]

2 minutes ago, DownUndaCanuck said:

Hope Petey gets a bit of a cheer at the next home game to bring him up a bit too, he could have really messed with the team and waited for the off-season but it's clear both parties wanted this.

If he gets a nice cheer, I bet he has a huge game.  I feel like he's the type of player that feeds off the crowd.

[kilgore]

Fair deal for the golden boy. Stoked we got it done now.

 

F the shit disturbers in the media. They announce it on a Saturday morning, the most inconvenient time for them 

[Bob Long]

1 minute ago, HKSR said:

I foresee the debate will now shift to whether 11.6 is a discount.  IMO it is because market would likely put him closer to 12m.  He may not have left a LOT on the table, but every $100k helps.

 

Now would be the time to relax and let him continue to develop without nitpicking every play. 

[BabychStache]

7 minutes ago, AlwaysACanuckFan said:

They will think of something else to stir up to distract us with 

Reports out of Vancouver says the players are upset over the Petey contract and demanding trades to the leafs. 

[Nuckin Kingsly]

6 minutes ago, Jeremy Hronek said:

 

$11.6 million is a hometown discount?  Seems like he got paid on par with market value (not a bad thing, but I'm not seeing much of a discount here).

 

Like I said - I'm happy that we've got a good young Center that is locked up for the next 8 years.  

 

Pettersson is currently the 4th best player on the team, and is bordering on being a franchise level star.  

 

He has that potential - we saw it during the first 10 games of the seasons, and periodic flashes after that.  

 

Having said that, he's going to need to step up if he wants to live up to this new contract.  

 

Hopefully, with the contract distraction in the rear view mirror now, we can see the Elias Pettersson that we saw during the 2nd half of the 2021/2022 season.....or the Pettersson that we saw during the first 10 games of this season.  

He left money on the table tho, he is a center that has been in the selke conversation the last couple years. The cap is going up and he could have gotten more. So that’s what makes it a discount. Yes he has been a different player the last couple months, but he’s also playing with mediocre wingers

 

i agree he is the 4th best Canuck at the moment. It’s not a huge discount, but it is one, and I think fans should be happy to See it. 
 

He will become the first Swedish born player ever to record back to back 100 point seasons if he gets there this year and is only 25. 

[Breadnbutta]

Happy with the contract but the leafs totally fucked the market.

 

If Nylander never got that bloated extension I bet Petey is closer to 10.

 

Oh well, glad this is over and he's locked up 

[HKSR]

Just now, Bob Long said:

 

Now would be the time to relax and let him continue to develop without nitpicking every play. 

I'm good with that, but it's the debate I see surfacing.  No matter how it's spun, I think he took a discount.  The amount of discount is irrelevant to me.