Analyst humiliates Elias Pettersson's soft and weak style

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River Hawk
July 19, 2024 (9:34 PM)

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In a recent edition of Donnie and Dhali, TSN analyst Farhan Lalji humiliated Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson for his weak playing style.

Now entering his seventh year playing for the Canucks, Elias Pettersson has become one of the most frustrating players for Vancouver fans. Despite six regular seasons scoring more than 60 points, the 25-year-old forward caught flack for what seem to be irregular dips in performance. During the 2023-2024 postseason, he spoke up about how he recognizes his shortcomings.

"It's been a very noisy season in terms of contract and how s**t I've been the last three months."

However, owning up to his mistakes has proven insufficient for both fans and analysts. TSN analyst Farhan Lalji appeared on a recent edition of Donnie and Dhali. During his interview, he was asked about Elias Pettersson's body language. His response was little more than slamming the forward's weak playing style, expressing he can not handle the pressure it takes to be that close to the center of Vancouver's attention.

"Absolutely immense, immense amount of pressure, and I'm not sure he's up for it, and that's not a criticism of him as a player, but he is a player that lets the outside noise in, and it does affect him."

Lalji, however, clarified that part of the issue in analyzing Pettersson over the postseason is due to the player's injury.
He suggested it could have been a greater problem than the Canucks first realized or shared.

"On top of that, we also aren't really sure how much the injury affected him in the playoffs because, when you look at Pettersson's description of it at the end of the season, he certainly felt it was a little more serious than maybe say the team did.

With so many fans and analysts going in on the player for underperforming his contract, Elias Pettersson will likely have a fire under him heading into the upcoming NHL season. Hopefully, it will be enough to make him perform well enough to earn back the good grace of the Vancouver Canucks and their fans.

Source: House of Hockey
Elias Pettersson called soft and not mentally tough by analyst

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