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The crack between Vancouver’s Swedish star forward Elias Pettersson and teammate JT Miller has become so large that it affects the team.
“There doesn’t seem to be a good solution,” said Vancouver Manager Jim Rutherford, reports NHL.com with reference to The Globe and Mail.
The brawl has gone so far that Vancouver’s leadership can be forced to sell or replace the players – which they really want to keep – admit Jim Rutherford. He is the head of the club’s sporting management team.
– I felt for a long time that there was a solution because everyone worked on it, including the parties involved, he says.
– But it only resolves for a short period of time and then it starts to gnaw again. So there doesn’t seem to be a good solution that could hold this group together.
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It has been rumored in recent days that both Elias Pettersson and JT Miller Should be featured, but nothing is clear.
– These are two of our best players. Definitely two of our best forwards, says Jim Rutherford, but notes that the conflict between them is difficult.
– Sometimes the emotions take the upper hand. No matter how much you try, you sometimes can’t get over things. It obviously seems to be so in this case.
Vancouver’s performance has dipped a lot this year. Last year they won their division, Pacific Division. This year, they appear to be struggling hard to even come to the playoffs and then via extra places, so -called wild cards.
– When you do not have chemistry, it is difficult to be consistent as a team. There is too much going on for everyone to concentrate on what they should, says Jim Rutherford.
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26-year-old Elias Pettersson signed a monster contract with Vancouver in March last year: eight years, worth a total of $ 92.8 million. He is selected to play in the Three Kronor squad in Four Nations at the end of February.
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