Elias Pettersson May Be Frustrated as His Agent Pat Brisson Reveals Injury Information Meant to Stay Private
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Elias Pettersson has not had the season anyone had expected and the reason for his slow start to the 2024-25 campaign might have been revealed by his agent Pat Brisson on Monday.
There's no question that Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson has struggled mightily at times this season and with the drama surrounding a feud with J.T. Miller now in the past, the club is hoping he can get back to that 100+ point player he's capable of being.
Elias Pettersson's agent Pat Brisson confirms his client dealt with injury before season began
On Monday, Elias Pettersson's agent Pat Brisson was a guest on Donnie & Dhali with Don Taylor and Rick Dhaliwal where he shared that his client was dealing with an injury during the summer which didn't allow him to train at the level he would've liked to.
Brisson went on to share that Pettersson knows that he hasn't performed how he'd like to this season, he has big expectations for himself and he believes that the Swedish forward will bounce back and finish the 2024-25 campaign strong.
"Yeah, I never try to find excuses and I know Petey had a tough summer. He couldn't train at the level he wanted to train. He had an injury that held him back for quite a while and he had an okay camp." Brisson said.
He added, "To be fair, he's not happy with the way he's performed up to you know, he's had ups and downs during the first 50 games and he's got high expectations in himself and he's said it verbally in the last couple of weeks here. We know that he's a better player than what he's shown so far this year. But at the same time, he's applying a lot of pressure on himself."
"But Elias is still young, he's got a lot to offer and we all know that he's capable of having another fantastic year the way he did a couple years ago. There's still 25-30 games left and we always remember the last game of the season, there's still a lot of hockey to be played here and I'm very confident that he's going to be very solid here until the end of the season."
He added, "To be fair, he's not happy with the way he's performed up to you know, he's had ups and downs during the first 50 games and he's got high expectations in himself and he's said it verbally in the last couple of weeks here. We know that he's a better player than what he's shown so far this year. But at the same time, he's applying a lot of pressure on himself."
"But Elias is still young, he's got a lot to offer and we all know that he's capable of having another fantastic year the way he did a couple years ago. There's still 25-30 games left and we always remember the last game of the season, there's still a lot of hockey to be played here and I'm very confident that he's going to be very solid here until the end of the season."
So far this season, Pettersson has recorded just 34 points (11 goals, 23 assists) in 49 games and dating back to February 1st, 2024, including the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the 26-year-old has only scored 19 goals.
Pettersson's name was mentioned in trade rumors for a good chunk of the last six-to-eight weeks, but for now, the Vancouver Canucks have taken him off the market and are hoping he'll get back to his normal self and play a key role for the club down the stretch.
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