{"id":799160,"date":"2026-07-13T13:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/799160\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:39:18","slug":"the-ny-islanders-should-explore-a-trade-for-elias-pettersson-from-the-vancouver-canucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/799160\/","title":{"rendered":"The NY Islanders should explore a trade for Elias Pettersson from the Vancouver Canucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5o\">While the NY Islanders are in no way short on centers, they are short on goal scoring. With no further additions since the first day of free agency, Mathieu Darche will likely turn to the trade market if he hopes to improve his roster.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5r\">With rumors swirling around Elias Pettersson for the past few seasons, it appears his time with the Vancouver Canucks may be coming to an end.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5u\">The past two seasons for Pettersson were arguably the worst of his career. Totaling 45 points (15 G, 30 A) in 64 games in 2024-25 and 51 points (15 G, 36 A) last season have been a far cry from his 102 points (39 G, 63 A) and 89 points (34 G, 55 A) in the two seasons prior. And coming with an AAV of $11.6M for the next six seasons, those numbers just won\u2019t cut it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5x\">But Vancouver may be willing to sell low on Pettersson, and at just 27 years old, if he could return to his old ways with a fresh start, that contract would be worth the production.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"60\">&#8220;On Pettersson, I think you\u2019re probably looking at something similar to the Darnell Nurse trade return as a best-case scenario,\u201d Thomas Drance of The Athletic said. \u201cIn that trade, Edmonton was able to clear the balance of Nurse\u2019s contract, and there\u2019s massive value in that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"63\">The Islanders have a handful of prospects who could get a deal done similar to the Nurse trade; it\u2019s just whether Darche is willing to take the chance of Pettersson not returning to form and sitting on that contract.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"66\">It\u2019s a risk, but a player like Pettersson, putting up 90+ points consistently, could be worth the gamble.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow eyesonisles.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=eyesonisles.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While the NY Islanders are in no way short on centers, they are short on goal scoring. 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