Canucks Scuttlebutt | Some Tidbits To Chew On

Head Coach Rick Tocchet and General Manager Patrik Allvin Speak:

“I’m pleased with the process from the coaches and how they worked with the players. That being said, I’m not satisfied.”

🗣️ Head Coach Rick Tocchet and General Manager Patrik Allvin speak with the media. pic.twitter.com/ixtdJIGXfF
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) May 23, 2024

Silovs, Lafferty, Friedman, Aman Speak:

“I tried to take the opportunity the most that I could. I tried to do my best every single time I was in the crease to help the team to win. It’s an exciting time to play, everyone wants to win.”

🗣️ Šilovs, Lafferty, Friedman and Åman year-end media. pic.twitter.com/v0DkZfDFSY
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) May 23, 2024

Höglander, Di Giuseppe, Mikheyev, Juulsen Speak:

“We’re playing for the crest on the front of our jersey. I think you could just feel the energy in the city again.”

🗣️ Höglander, Di Giuseppe, Mikheyev and Juulsen meet with the media. pic.twitter.com/6dSMeKR6p0
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) May 23, 2024

Blueger, Zadorov, Suter, Garland Speak:

“It’s a hard-learned lesson, but going forward we have to have that killer instinct.”

🗣️ Blueger, Zadorov, Suter and Garland share their year-end thoughts with the media. pic.twitter.com/bj7i3YkLwa
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) May 23, 2024

Hronek, Soucy, Joseph, Cole Speak:

“To go through the year with this group of guys was a lot of fun. It made playing hockey every day a good time.”

🗣️ Hronek, Soucy, Joshua, and Cole speak with the media. pic.twitter.com/rNXU3dTqY9
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) May 23, 2024

Miller, Demko, Myers, Lindholm Speak:

“What we’ve been able to build here the last year and a half is really special to be a part of. It’s an unbelievable city, the fans were quite amazing in the playoffs. It was something special stepping out for every game.”

🗣️ Miller, Demko, Myers and Lindholm year-end media. pic.twitter.com/XY8PLxbyJ9
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) May 23, 2024

Hughes, Pettersson, Boeser, DeSmith Speak:

“I’m really proud of the team and the steps we took this year. It was a great season and I thought we built a lot. Hopefully we can carry that into next year.”

🗣️ Hughes, Pettersson, Boeser and DeSmith meet with the media for year-end interviews. pic.twitter.com/oq91YaTcwK
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) May 23, 2024

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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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