Photo: Duane Burleson/AP/TT, Darryl Dyck/AP/TT
Elias Pettersson is starting to find form in the NHL.
He is once again the Vancouver Canucks best scorer and everything is about him. Then coach Rick Tocchet rages when he only gets questions about the Swede.
– You are obsessed with Petey. You want me to say the wrong thing and I’m not going to fall into that trap, he says.
It started off a bit shaky for the Vancouver Canucks, but now the Canadian club has slowly but surely started to climb the table. Much thanks to the Swedish superstar Elias Pettersson26. He is the team’s biggest profile and highest paid player.
Since “Petey”, as he is known in Canada, has scored 15 points in the last ten games, a lot has come to be about him in the coverage of the team. Especially considering that Vancouver’s other big star JT Miller absent due to personal reasons.
– That’s what you expect him to do, right? He has produced well. I don’t know what else to say, says the coach Rick Tocchet at a press conference according to Daily Hive Vancouver.
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But in the end, Tocchet was saddened that all the reporters’ questions were about Pettersson, which they often do. He raised his voice and spoke sharply.
– You are obsessed with Petey. It’s Petey, Petey, Petey every single game. I know what you are trying to do. I love you guys, but it’s getting a little old now. You want me to say the wrong thing and I’m not going to fall into that trap.
“You guys are obsessed with Petey huh? It’s Petey, Petey, Petey every game….” #Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet seems tired of the Pettersson questions. He gives a fair answer and has some fun with the media.
It’s worth the full watch 👇 pic.twitter.com/4BGqzIGqO2
— Noah Strang (@noahstrang_) December 11, 2024 Had to apologize afterwards
Moments later, Tocchet apologized and admitted that the questions about Elias Pettersson were perfectly reasonable. He said he was only joking when he got angry.
– I’m joking with you. He he scored. Hopefully both he and JT will continue when he’s back, he says.
The Vancouver Canucks are in fourth place in the Pacific Division. Elias Pettersson is the 48th best scorer in the NHL right now with 26 (8+18) points in 27 games. Jesper Bratt is the best Swedish scorer with 38 (13+25) points, Lucas Raymond have done 30 (11+19), William Nylander have made 28 (17+11) and Adrian Kempe has scored 28 (14+14) points.
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