The Vancouver Canucks want their players, especially those on the roster bubble, to do more in the NHL pre-season. Article content

After all, added value could add up to beating the odds to crack a lineup on a mission to return to the postseason. The Canucks are also looking for their stars to start fast and drive an offence that’s in dire need of more goals. Article content Article content

Elias Pettersson got the message, did the off-season work to get stronger, and then turned back the clock Wednesday in Calgary.

On a first-period power play, he took a cross-ice feed from Quinn Hughes , and from the right faceoff dot unleashed a heavy and accurate one-timer slapper to the short side on goalie Ivan Prosvetov. The stopper probably didn’t see anything like that 90.2 m.p.h. howi

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