STOCKHOLM -- Elias Pettersson is on a mission this season.

"I know what I'm capable of," the Vancouver Canucks forward said Wednesday at Sweden's orientation camp for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. "Actually, I haven't thought about it, but for myself it's revenge. I'm not happy with last season."

The 26-year-old forward had 45 points (15 goals, 30 assists) in 64 games, just about half of the 89 points (34 goals, 55 assists) he had in 2023-24, and well below the NHL career-high of 102 points (39 goals, 63 assists) he had in 2022-23.

But for Pettersson, that's all in the past and he's working on his body to make sure it doesn't continue.

"I've put on some [muscle]," Pettersson (6-foot-2, 176 pounds) said. "It's always about building your base strength, to get quicker o

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