Official: Elias Pettersson agrees to an 8 year deal with Canucks

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Sam Hutch
March 2, 2024 (10:13)

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Rumours have been swirling around superstar forward Elias Pettersson and the Vancouver Canucks for some time now and it looks like the two sides have agreed on a contract extension.

Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Elias Pettersson on an eight-year contract.

The deal is 8 years and carries an AAV of 11.6 million dollars a season. For the numbers that were initially reported, this contract seems like a steal to get under the 12M per season threshold.

The contract makes Pettersson the 5th highest paid player in the league. Only Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid and Artemi Panarin make more money.

Elias Pettersson will carry the NHL's fifth-highest cap hit at $11.6M next season in what is his final RFA year -- behind Auston Matthews ($13.25M), Nathan MacKinnon ($12.6M), Connor McDavid ($12.5M) and Artemi Panarin ($11.642M).

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2 MARS \| 197 ANSWERS Official: Elias Pettersson agrees to an 8 year deal with Canucks Do you think this is a good deal for Vancouver?
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