Elliotte Friedman on Elias Pettersson dealing with the noise, Brock Boeser's future and more

[@Roof_Pizza]

It's not that Friedman does his own hair it's that nobody does his hair.

[@Marc0427]

Honestly, I’m not at all worried about Petey. He played the majority of last year with third and fourth line wingers and still averaged over a point per game. He’s looked noticeably better the last couple of games so things look like they’re headed in the right direction.

[@Rick-C-117]

@@Marc0427 hmm…hard to argue against Nurse having the worst contract. Nurse is worse.

[@geraldpetznek]

Doesn't seem happy with any teammates

[@baiqi44]

It's not his teammates, it's him. He was terrific in the first half of last season, then he got injured and played injured. He was horrible in the 2nd half of last season and in the playoffs due to playing injured. He has not been the Petey of old to start this season. I'm not sure if he's still playing injured now (unlikely). I think he just lost his confidence because of how bad he played in the 2nd half of last season and it's carrying over to this season. I think it's all mental with him at this point. He needs to get his confidence back as EP is too talented of a player to be doing what he's doing now.

[@brianpistolwhip]

I was thinking the same thing about Sundin.

[@tomhall4692]

Donnie, dahli and Friedman are good in my books 📚

[@adamtajhassam9188]

Actions speaks louder then words .

[@OhCanada-wk3kl]

Petterson is well-compensated to be a franchise player for the Canucks. As would and should be expected- with great pay, comes great responsibility. Petterson is a grown-a$$ man now. It is time for him to man up and for the sensitive feelings bit to end! While the Canuck fans can deal with some pointless nights, we do expect to see a consistent level of compete each and every game. If he can not overcome this performance fragility, then I would suggest it is time to consider a trade before his overall trade value drops.

[@VazzVegas]

The OEL contract buyout doubles next year so they'll only have 10 mil in cap space for Boeser, 2-3 other forwards and 2-3 D-men. They're going to have a lot of rookies in the lineup next year unless they trade someone or the cap goes up quite a bit.

[@elvisguitar5394]

Good ideas from Elliotte

With the Vancouver buyout money, OEL's total salary goes back to over 8 million, next season.

[@VazzVegas]

Buddy's house and summer home are probably both already paid off with all that cash.

[@shanegleeson5823]

Petterson always has these half season slumps. Like this isn't the first time he's been low production for 30 - 40 games. They were always around wrist injury which meant he wasn't able to shoot those amazing shots as often.

[@johnholmes617]

He has not scored an even strenght goal in 40 games , he has no gutes .

[@glennhankins6927]

There is one positive aspect to Petey's game.... he could probably put up big numbers in a women's league.

[@phillytheflyerable]

​@@glennhankins6927edgy comment

[@the6ig6adwolf]

What was the quote Elias gave a few years back "I want to win" well, bud, we want a player that lives up to their 12 million cap hit.

[@virtualrealitychannel2276]

It would be nice if hockey fans could just be hockey fans instead of being forced to look at every player through the lens of Bettman's cap accounting. He shut the league down twice to turn everybody into nerd accountants.

[@johnalwell5795]

I couldnt agree MORE

[@Csimon2429]

Keep doubting Petey Leafs fans, see you June "Core Four" ...we'll bring tissues for Mitch

[@glennhankins6927]

Leafs in 1st place.... and Canucks only wins were over Florida (No Tkachuk, No Barkov) and Philly (Winless this season, other than their win in Vancouver) Sad situation.

[@Csimon2429]

No Demko...No Joshua and actually The Panthers (Who we beat) are 1st in Atlantic & Devils 1st in Metro, but nice try. Not that 5 games in matters much. Like I said, see ya in June.

[@iml1945]

I know why Elliotte doesn't comb his hair. In his interview with Hronek (in Europe), you could see Elliotte's growing bald spot. The fuzzy hair is to mislead you into thinking he is one of the Beatles.!

[@DucksUpDogsDownCatsSlide]

I love Elliott Friedman's unpolished look, it makes him for relatable.

[@timw4369]

He looked much better tonight. If he gets his game back tge rest of the league is in trouble. Right now we are winning without him.

[@Harrywigler]

It’s getting pretty pathetic we have to coddle and make excuses for a player that is supposed to be a leader. It sounds like he should be on Dr.Phil rather than the NHL.

[@Roof_Pizza]

I'm thinking he's still hobbled.

[@philt77]

Pathetic is to sit on youtube and complain about a hockey player

[@trashyrite-aid7596]

@@philt77we all live boring lives bro, let us have this

[@MajorCanada]

​@@Roof_Pizzagotta be. He's had that death stare for the media. I'm not worried about his mental as much as his legs.

[@glennhankins6927]

@@philt77 People making $11.6 Million a year by not showing up for work.... need to be held accountable.

[@geraldpetznek]

Are we not just codeling Petty to much this is not a ribbon for everyone world. Tired of hearing he wants to be good, either you can play and contribute or you can't treat him like all players. Would he wake up in the AHL for a few games. He's got his money, time to produce.

[@cheguevara8410]

You sound like somebody who doesn’t need to be coddled, so I’ll just straight up tell you that spelling it as “codeling”, when you’re going on about this being a tough world, makes you look like a dumbass.

[@trippinout.]

The bad hair thing is getting old. Not as old as Donnie, but old.

Disrespectful, slob behaviour.

[@wheelinken]

I agree. Guy's a fuckin slob, what's next? Mustard stains??

[@johntrainor9101]

So does Elliot not own a comb and toothbrush?...is this his 'everyman' look?

[@37BopCity]

I do NOT take anything Eliotte Friedman says seriously regarding the NHL. Just like Kevin Bieksa and Kelly Hrudey, he's just another Ron Mclean Hockey Night mouthpiece. Elliotte is always going to be vanilla in his comments, because he can't make hard criticisms or else he'll be blacklisted by the players and the teams. I don't need Elliotte to make excuses and do PR work for Elias Petterson. These excuses about him "going through the process" and "he wants to do very well" is the same old BS we've been hearing for the last couple of seasons. Let's just skip all the public relations ---- The fact remains --- Petterson is one of the Top 10 Highest Paid players in the NHL in 2024, and he is NOT performing at the level fans are expecting. Will he or won't he? All us Canucks fans are waiting for him to turn into the superstar he is getting paid to be, but it's becoming highly doubtful.

[@glennhankins6927]

Petey "wants" to do well?.....Perhaps breaking a sweat would be a good starting point.

[@jlip4308]

Brock is going to be targeted by the Wild. He and his agent are from the Twin Cities and the Wild will have some money to spend for the first time in a long time.

[@whatsinthebox9732]

It’s beyond pathetic at this point how weak Petey is in so many ways. Bambi legs lacking killer instinct is now falling down the rabbit hole of fan criticism and letting it affect him. He is soft making 11.6🤦‍♂️

[@TravelSpottermc]

EP40 wanted to get paid more than Nylander, now Nylander clearly beating EP40 while getting paid less than him. Pete had a long way to go, may be he is over for good

[@leosteel9890]

Man are Canucks fans dramatic

[@TravelSpottermc]

@@leosteel9890 lol, 😂 you are not? 🤭🤭

[@Chumdubgess]

He’s been playing better every game, wtf you taking about. I’m far from a Petey apologist but let’s be real here Jesus dude. Give him a chance, last game was def his best.

[@leosteel9890]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@TravelSpottermcwhat’s the point of being dramatic. The sky is falling every other day in Vancouver sports. To say maybe he is over for good…. Are you 12?

[@TravelSpottermc]

@@Chumdubgess being positive is a great Canadian quality! But to me going 34 games without a goal is unacceptable for the highest paid guy

[@allanwong6704]

Pettersson is way over paid. I know he's light, but I think he falls on every shift. Trade him now while he's worth something even tho 11.6 million scares off a few team.

[@Rick-C-117]

Sorry Canucks fans but Petey has always been overrated. He’s weak and he just doesn’t care. He now has the distinction of having the worst contract in the NHL. Worse than PLD.

[@Chumdubgess]

I wouldn’t say that just yet lmfao. Chill dude go do something that makes you happy sounds like you need it 😊

[@Rick-C-117]

@@Chumdubgess when you see a guy NOT care, the way that Petey doesn’t care, it’s a done deal. He’s a bust.

[@Plssubscribethanks]

@@Rick-C-117Bros not a bust he got 89 points last season

[@Chumdubgess]

@@Rick-C-117 you’re such a clown 😂😂😂

[@Rick-C-117]

@@Chumdubgess you have such intelligent thoughts, I really admire your intellect. Thank you.

[@breakawaybooks4752]

Over under and Alias getting traded in-season?

[@timw4369]

Won't happen period end of story

[@AngeloDaConceicao-b1u]

Trade Him canucks don't need cancers to the team on pace 30 points lowest since rookie 66

[@johnw817]

In a Canadian market, there are always those what I call nationalists who will pick on anything about non-Canadian players. Look at the Sedins after all what they have accomplished. At first, it's the same old, same old, "soft" Europeans. When they blossomed, then it's they hadn't won anything. When they got Ross and Hart trophies, they didn't win the Stanley Cup which, by the way, players like Darryl Sittler and Wendel Clarke, who are great players in their own right, didn't either. It's always something. Lest we forget, these players are relatively young in age. When you point a finger at someone else, look at the other fingers pointing back at you. What have you done when you are 25? Now criticisms are healthy for improvements but they have to be constructive in order for improvement to happen. It boggles my mind how many of the criticisms are directed at the players' salary. First, remember what the frustration and angst from the Vancouver market when Pettersson said he wouldn't talk contract until last season was over? Now that he's under a long-term contract, he's a bum because he didn't produce as much as you like? Stop with the salary. It's not as if someone put a gun to the Canucks management's head to pay him that much. They could have easily said no and let him walk (which some of you are saying now they should). But they didn't. Of course, in social media, everyone is more knowledgeable than those who actually work in the organization. Yeah, if only you were the GM or the coach, the Canucks will win the Cup every year. Such a big loss for the team that you are not in charge.

[@HANGIN_in_PERRYDISE]

ever heard of hair gel Friedman…jeez