Pettersson's elevated level of compete and production, and more frequent media availability, is a win-win situation if it continues

Elias Pettersson cracked a joke Tuesday morning. Article content

When the Vancouver Canucks centre was asked to advise rookie defenceman Tom Willander, whose NHL regular-season debut would be preceded by the traditional solo rookie lap at Rogers Arena , he offered up the following: Article content Article content

“Don’t fall,” chuckled Pettersson. “Just go out and have fun, play your game, and don’t be afraid to make mistakes.”

Read what you want into that but it was somewhat refreshing.

For Pettersson, addressing the media has often been akin to going to the dentist for a root canal. Speaking in a scrum is not his strongest suit — and it seldom

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