After a terrible start to the season, an NHL insider criticizes Vancouver Canucks star Elias Pettersson.
Early in the 2024–25 season, Elias Pettersson has been extremely underperforming. An NHL Insider has recently disclosed the specific issues facing the Vancouver Canucks star.
Given how deep this club was, several players in the roster had career years, and Elias Pettersson and the Vancouver Canucks were among the NHL’s top teams throughout the regular season last season. Elias Pettersson, who finished the season with 34 goals and 89 points, was one player who had another fantastic campaign, although his second half wasn’t as strong as his first half.
Pettersson has only scored one goal overall in his previous 11 regular season games to conclude 2023–2024, and he has precisely zero goals at 5v5 in his last 34 games. With only one assist in four games this season, many people are wondering what’s wrong with the man who goes by the nickname
This significant output decline may be caused by a variety of factors. He may be distracted by other matters, be dealing with personal issues, or be suffering with unreported ailments. Justin Bourne of Sportsnet claims that he’s just not psychologically there at the moment:”EP40.”
As of now, nobody in the organization has voiced any concerns about Pettersson. It’s possible that he is just going through a slump, which he has experienced previously, but considering the lack of effort and intensity we’ve seen over the course of four games, it’s something to closely monitor. When one of your biggest stars has a downturn, it’s always concerning, but this decline so far is particularly severe. Pettersson seems to be attempting to play with too much of a grudge, and it’s hurting him. Excessive pressure can either sap your resources or whip you into shape, and it appears like Pettersson is now experiencing the latter.
This might indicate a variety of problems for the 25-year-old great, but given that Pettersson only has one assist through four games and scored 13 points in his first eight games of the previous season, there is obviously a problem with the standout striker. His offense has plenty of time to get back on track with 78 games left in the regular season, but if Pettersson’s problems continue into the 10- to 15-game mark, it could be time to worry about the former first-round choice.
