{"id":434592,"date":"2023-11-27T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=434592"},"modified":"2023-11-27T09:15:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T14:15:07","slug":"takeaways-canucks-road-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/11\/27\/takeaways-canucks-road-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Takeaways from Canucks Road Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0<\/span>Vancouver Canucks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0road trip of three games has concluded. They went one for three with a win against the Seattle Kraken and losses against the Colorado Avalanche and the (can you believe it?) San Jose Sharks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The obvious takeaway is that the Canucks looked tired in the games at times but did battle well. But here are three other takeaways from the road trip that was.<\/span><\/p>\n

Takeaways From the Canucks Road Trip<\/h2>\n

Canucks road trip takeaway #1: Elias Pettersson<\/a> has gone cold<\/span><\/h3>\n

Elias Pettersson had a great 2022-23 season. He had a good start to 2023-24 with 16 points in nine games in October. Pettersson has 13 points in 13 November games but it is clear that he is not playing his best hockey at the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pettersson only managed one assist on the recent road trip. That was a secondary assist on Brock Boeser<\/a>‘s second goal of the game against the Sharks. He has only managed two goals in his last ten games, which were against the Calgary Flames and Ottawa Senators.<\/span><\/p>\n

The shot doesn’t look the same and he looks hesitant to shoot at times. Not only that, Pettersson has been turning the puck over more and seems to have trouble receiving passes. Is he playing hurt? It is a possibility, as he has been seen with a taped wrist over the past couple of games. However, <\/span>Pettersson has said he feels good.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/NotoriousGman_\/status\/1728272825251975481<\/p>\n

Pettersson also usually has his left wrist taped so maybe the alarm bells rang too soon.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Canucks need Pettersson to be the player they know he is. When he is on his game, Pettersson is one of the best players in the NHL. Right now, he needs to take off the invisibility cloak.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once Pettersson gets going, he’s going to look unstoppable. He has shown flashes of his usual self. That included this hit on Calen Addison<\/a> which lead to him being crushed by Matt Benning<\/a> (There is a Jim Benning<\/a> and Pettersson joke that I unfortunately can’t think of. Matt is the former Canucks general manager’s nephew for those who don’t know) which lead to a melee in San Jose.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It's getting fiesty in San Jose. \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n

(\ud83c\udfa5: @Sportsnet<\/a>)pic.twitter.com\/xZ0W7fFw3M<\/a><\/p>\n

— theScore (@theScore) November 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n