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How Elias Pettersson took over Vancouver in his rookie season

The first thing you notice about Vancouver Canucks super-rookie Elias Pettersson is his frame. His height (6-foot-2) fits in just fine. But he is slender.

Pettersson's teammates in the Swedish Hockey League began calling him "The Alien" for his ethereal playmaking ability, but it's also appropriate for the way the 20-year-old slithers his 176-pound body across the ice, fending off (and evading) men with 40-plus pounds on him.