“I’m just trying to make hockey plays out there,” he said calmly after the Canucks’ 3-2 shootout victory. Given his skill set, it was a no-brainer he would end up playing with Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson. “Really fun,” he said of getting to wheel and deal with young stars Boeser and Pettersson. Before making his NHL debut, Pettersson spent an entire season playing with men in Sweden last year, and then played in the IIHF World Championship. He also pointed to one other thing that helped him prepare — playing in the World Junior Championship last year, just like Pettersson.

Source: National Post March 29, 2019 23:02 UTC