The 2024-25 season was disappointing for center Elias Pettersson. He dealt with injuries throughout the year, while his rift with J.T. Miller reached a level that forced the organization to trade ...

Lindy Ruff didn’t want his goalies, specifically Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, to shoulder the blame for the Buffalo Sabres’ inability to keep the puck out of their net too many games this season.

Read on for a look at what went wrong for each eliminated team, along with a breakdown of the biggest keys this offseason and realistic expectations for next season. Note that mor ...

He had two solid centres in J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson to build two top lines around. There seemed legitimate optimism heading into this year. And then everything fell apart. A long ...

The Canucks' season was blighted by a rift between star forwards J.T. Miller, left, and Elias Pettersson. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press) However, the Canucks struggled through the 2024-25 ...

In Tocchet's final season with Vancouver, the Canucks dealt with locker room drama between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson for several months, did not have injured captain Quinn Hughes at times ...

VANCOUVER - It’s not where they were expecting to be, but the Vancouver Canucks will hit the ice without Jack Adams Award-winning coach Rick Tocchet behind the bench next season. “I’m ...

While Tocchet cited family as a cause for his decision to depart, it does seem that the uncertainty surrounding star players — Elias Pettersson struggled enormously last season, Thatcher Demko ...

This season, the Canucks missed the playoffs, hurt by a dispute between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson that led to Miller's trade to the Rangers. The Canucks were also hurt by an injury that ...

Of the 30 NHL goalies to play at least 40 games, Luukkonen ranked 27th in goals saved above expected, according to MoneyPuck.com. His .887 save percentage was 28th. The regression happened after ...

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen took a step back from his .910 save percentage and 2.57 goals-against average a season ago. But coach Lindy Ruff was quick to blame the play in front of him – defensive ...

Short of Quinn himself, which defeats the entire purpose, the only options that could begin to tempt the Devils to trade Jack Hughes to the Canucks are Elias Pettersson or Brock Boeser.