Thomas Drance and Rick Dhaliwal of The Athletic: Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson is entering the final year of his entry-level contract, and it’s going to be a complicated one for GM Jim Benning.
His cap number is going to jump and they still need to find the room to upgrade their roster.
The Canucks and Pettersson’s representatives have kept in touch this offseason but there haven’t been any substantive contract extension talks yet. There is lots of time so it shouldn’t be of much concern.
Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews will be used as comparables if looking for a little longer-term.