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THE MOJ: Timing was everything in Canucks closing the Pettersson deal

Too many things going on to let talks wait any longer, too many reasons to sign
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Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Pettersson attends a news conference regarding his eight year contract extension with the team in Vancouver, on Saturday, Mar. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

That didn’t take long.

After months of no movement between the Vancouver Canucks and the agents for star forward Elias Pettersson, a new contract was announced this past Saturday after just a few days of negotiations.

We all know that Pettersson had stated that he wanted to focus on hockey this year and let the negotiations on a new deal wait until after the season.

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