Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet sends strong message to Elias Pettersson ahead of season opener

«You look at anybody's career, and there's going to be down moments. After you have tough second half, how do you learn from it? What can I do that that doesn't happen again. Well, I've got to make sure I come in shape, my practice habits get better, I have to be able to dig in in certain situations, you've got to be mentally strong. These are all things athletes and players have to go through and I think that's something he's learning from last year. You've got to work on your game, which he does, he came into camp, he's trying to do the things we want. He's a key to our team, let's face it. He's going to get some matchups where, for me, I can expose the other team, and he's got to take advantage of it for us.»