TSN: The Vancouver Canucks are keen to begin contract extension talks with pending RFA Elias Pettersson, and Pettersson’s agent are blissful to begin when Pettersson’s prepared, however he doesn’t need the distraction proper now in response to Darren Dreger.
“Maybe that adjustments, however it’s essential to notice that he’s a restricted free agent on the finish of the 12 months. So there’s time. There’s no elevated sense of urgency right here. There isn’t a query that he’ll meet with the CAA reps throughout the All-Star festivities in Toronto. Perhaps that bumps it slightly bit, however it’s within the palms of Elias Pettersson.”
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The Vancouver Canucks are comfy with ready
Sportsnet 650: Vancouver Canucks president Jim Rutherford on the Elias Pettersson contract scenario has any impact on what they do going ahead, and in the event that they’re comfy ready till the offseason.
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Host: “Does the uncertainty on Elias Petterson’s subsequent contract, does that have an effect on your capacity to do enterprise on the deadline, in any respect?
Rutherford: “No, it doesn’t have any impact you already know. If we didn’t have management over this participant for an additional season, we might take a look at it slightly bit totally different. However we don’t have anyone will get anxious right here.
You already know, I’ll say what I’ve mentioned a number of instances, the apparent, that we actually need to preserve Petey right here and we’ll see how that performs out when the time is true.
Host: “He’s repeatedly mentioned that you already know, the offseason, he wish to wait till the top of the season to actually get one thing executed. Are you guys comfy ready to the offseason to hammer one thing out?
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Rutherford: “Yeah, I believe so. We, the way in which the workforce’s going, I don’t imagine that is the precise time to upset the apple cart and a few huge, huge commerce. So we do have the luxurious of ready.
