Canucks Scuttlebutt | Some Tidbits To Chew On – March 3, 2024

Canucks playoff chances:

Playoff chances as of Sunday https://t.co/RbnckCLHNP pic.twitter.com/celKi9Z6IO
— MoneyPuck.com (@MoneyPuckdotcom) March 3, 2024

Pierre LeBron on Pettersson extension:

Pettersson contract:
Full NMC
Salary year by year
2024/25 $2,500,000
2025/26 $4,500,000
2026/27 $11,000,000
2027/28 $9,450,000
2028/29 $7,250,000
2029/30 $3,700,000
2030/31 $3,700,000
2031/32 $3,700,00

Signing Bonus year by year
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$0
$5,000,000…
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) March 2, 2024

Largest NHL contracts:

Largest active #NHL contracts in total dollars:

Sidney Crosby: $104.4 mil
Nathan MacKinnon: $100.8 mil
Connor McDavid: $100 mil
Elias Pettersson: $92.8 mil*
William Nylander: $92 mil
Erik Karlsson: $90 mil
David Pastrnak: $90 mil
Drew Doughty: $88 mil
Rasmus Dahlin: $88 mil…
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) March 2, 2024

Canucks call up Vasily Podkolzin and Matt Irwin:

IRWIN AND PODZ 🆙

General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that F Vasily Podkolzin and D Matt Irwin have been recalled from Abbotsford (AHL). pic.twitter.com/PN0sJoLlF3
— Abbotsford Canucks (@abbycanucks) March 3, 2024

Abbotsford Canucks GM on Vasily Podkolzin:

Abby GM Johnson on Podkolzin: “It wasn’t come down here and get confidence and score. It’s wall play and management of the puck. We’ve encouraged Podz to play with less safety in regards to being a bull.” #Canucks https://t.co/4ZIUIC0Ajr
— Ben Kuzma 🇺🇦 (@benkuzma) March 3, 2024

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