{"id":108068,"date":"2021-04-25T09:42:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T13:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=108068"},"modified":"2021-04-25T09:47:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T13:47:00","slug":"nhl-rumours-chl-artem-anisimov-elias-pettersson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/04\/25\/nhl-rumours-chl-artem-anisimov-elias-pettersson\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: CHL, Artem Anisimov, Elias Pettersson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello and welcome to a Sunday edition of NHL rumours! There isn&#8217;t much team news right now, but that doesn&#8217;t mean everything is quiet. The hockey world still has plenty of things happening to ponder and review. Today&#8217;s NHL rumours feature the Montreal Canadiens, CHL, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/anisiar01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artem Anisimov<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/petteel01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elias Pettersson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Rumours<\/h2>\n<h3>CHL<\/h3>\n<p><em>Rumour:\u00a0<\/em>John Shannon recently clarified comments from the OHL&#8217;s commissioner regarding a special CHL prospect league prior to the 2021 Draft.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Follow-up what OHL Commissioner Dave Branch mentioned on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mccownpodcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mccownpodcast<\/a>, a potential of \u201cTop Prospect\u201d Tourney&#8230;3 teams from the 3  CHL Leagues&#8230;would include a partial NHL Combine, and possible player interviews by the teams&#8230;Looking like late June in Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Shannon (@JShannonhl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JShannonhl\/status\/1385382744876793856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis:\u00a0<\/em>Demand for any prospect information will be high as the 2021 Draft approaches. None of the Canadian junior leagues had anything resembling a normal year and the Ontario League didn&#8217;t compete at all. It would be impossible for teams to accurately pick players without any sort of player information.<\/p>\n<p>And while it&#8217;s certainly possible for the CHL and NHL to have a partial combine, it may not be very extensive. The pandemic continues to wreak havoc on hockey. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/canucks\/\" target=\"_self\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a> have only just recently returned to play after a very long hiatus. Canada as a nation lags behind the United States in vaccinations as well. It&#8217;s unclear from this initial concept if U.S. personnel would be allowed to attend a combine of CHL players if such an event is in Canada or how Canadians would be housed in the States. None of this means nothing will take place; the league has far too much competitive incentive to not try to provide teams with player data, but there are many things to consider if this indeed takes place.<\/p>\n<h3>Artem Anisimov<\/h3>\n<p><em>Rumour:<\/em> Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet has recently heard conflicting reports regarding Artem Animismov&#8217;s future in the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1385667076434628611?s=20<\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis:\u00a0<\/em>He may not like it, but Anisimov might have almost no market for his services after 2020-21. The 32-year-old forward has just two goals and eight points in 18 games for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/senators\/\" target=\"_self\">Ottawa Senators<\/a>. The .15 points per game is the lowest of Anisimov&#8217;s career outside of his one-game debut in 2008-09. More alarming is the Corsi For of 45.6 percent and -3.2. It doesn&#8217;t look great to have the worst season of a career on a Senators team in last place.<\/p>\n<p>However, it&#8217;s impossible to rule out the possibility that Anisimov will secure a job for 2021-22. Despite his lack of stats, there will always be room for a 6&#8217;4&#8243; skater with Anisimov&#8217;s experience. He won&#8217;t be particularly expensive, which is very helpful in a world where the cap remains flat at $81.5 million. The Seattle expansion draft will also create opportunities for veteran skaters as the league&#8217;s newest team fills its roster. Anisimov may have more of a market in Russia, but a veteran with over 700 NHL games will still have some value to a rebuilding team. He should still be a fine bottom-six performer if expectations are kept low.<\/p>\n<h3>Elias Pettersson<\/h3>\n<p><em>Rumour: <\/em>The Sportsnet team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/nhl\/article\/doubtful-pettersson-returns-canucks-lineup-regular-season-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> via its Saturday Headlines segment that Elias Pettersson will not return for the Vancouver Canucks.<\/p>\n<p><em>Analysis:\u00a0<\/em>It is highly unlikely that Vancouver would have made the postseason with Pettersson&#8217;s return, but his absence almost guarantees they miss it. The Canucks have won two of three since returning from an extended COVID-related layoff, but it just isn&#8217;t a deep or talented enough roster to outpace both the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens with so few games left. It is safer to begin working towards the 2021-22 roster.<\/p>\n<p>That leads to an interesting conversation regarding Pettersson&#8217;s next contract. There is no doubt that the fifth overall pick from 2017 is an electric talent, but missing roughly half of a shortened season going into restricted free agency damages what little leverage he had. Most teams could succeed in offering Pettersson a cheaper contract knowing that other teams might not offer sheet an injured player.<\/p>\n<p>The good thing for Pettersson is that Vancouver is not most teams. This is an organization that takes very good care of its players from a financial perspective, even to the point of vastly overpaying bottom-six players. That could mean Pettersson receives a sizeable raise regardless of the setback in 2020-21. This is still a player who has 65 goals and 153 points in 165 games with a Calder Trophy to his name. The Canucks can&#8217;t and shouldn&#8217;t anger their star young player as any hurt feelings from this contract negotiation could spill over as he reaches unrestricted free agency. It&#8217;s always worth respecting a player of Pettersson&#8217;s talent despite injury.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"fwEx5hCcSIFR0gMkopZaVg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1231476201\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'fwEx5hCcSIFR0gMkopZaVg',sig:'Pd-ud2TyM067z6IgRjEh68TALp0jKdeX9yui8xM5Zo8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1231476201',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello and welcome to a Sunday edition of NHL rumours! There isn&#8217;t much team news right now, but that doesn&#8217;t mean everything is quiet. The hockey world still has plenty of things happening to ponder and review. Today&#8217;s NHL rumours feature the Montreal Canadiens, CHL, Artem Anisimov, and Elias Pettersson. 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