Vancouver Canucks fans have been forced to watch a slow and painful rebuild over the last five years now, but rookie Elias Pettersson made the 2018-19 season anything but boring.
Fans weren’t forced to watch an ageing, slow and offensively-starved team. Rather, they got to watch the next franchise face take over with a dominant rookie season — one that saw him notch 28 goals and 66 points. Consider him a lock for the Calder Trophy.
Let’s take a look at his 2018-19 campaign, along with Pettersson’s season grade and our expectations for him next season.