We brought this up on Silky N’ Filthy last week as well. This isn’t just about Pettersson, but it’s about star players around the NHL.
Still, it sucks to see one of the most talented players in the game hacked at ruthlessly while the refs fail to call any penalties.
The 1.58 penalties Pettersson drew per-60 minutes last season ranked 12th in the NHL. That number was around the same this season, but it has dropped off since December 1st. Since then, he’s only drawn 0.67 penalties per-60.
Is he playing any differently? Is he taking less abuse?