Jeff Patterson

in Vancouver for far too long now.

So they are hoping that there is some stability here.

But as far as Pettersson goes, I don't look at Manny and think that he's going to be the EP40 whisperer.

I put it all at the feet of Elias Pettersson.

It's all on him.

They've challenged him.

They've prodded him.

They've poked him.

He's been there and he's done it, and it's on him to figure out a way to get back to being somewhere close.

I don't think I have hopes of him being a 102-point player again, but be an 80-point guy that can star in both ends of the ice.

I think that's capable.

He's capable of that.

I anticipate that he's here and maybe for the long haul.

Just got married to a Vancouver girl, so putting down some roots already.

Has been here in the organization for a decade.

You know, he's not the 40-year-old guy that he was two years ago when everything went right through the organization and just about everybody had personal bests.

But I look at Jake DeBrusque, and if I was another team in the National Hockey League, I'd be hot and heavy to take a long look at Jake DeBrusque.

I think he's played here on two years in Vancouver on bad teams.

I think if you put him in the right situation with better line mates, 19 power play goals this year.

Five on five, it was a mystery why the puck couldn't find him and he couldn't find the net.