Rick Dhaliwal
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When Johnson called Pettersson's agents, he did not read them the riot act.
They want to work together to fix this player, get him back to his old form.
They want to help make it happen.
But the only guy that can fix this situation is the guy Pettersson.
It's him.
It's him.
Foot tried.
Pocket tried.
Rutherford tried.
Alvin tried.
Now these guys are going to try.
At some point, you're going to run out of guys that are going to try.
And the onus is on him.
As Henrik said yesterday, again, when it came to Pettersson, the onus is on the player.
But you cannot beg a guy to come to camp in shape.
No, it's pathetic.
You cannot beg a guy.
Do you think the Colorado Avalanche begged Nathan McKinnon to come to shape at the training camp?
It's unbelievable that the Canucks coddle this guy the way they do.
There is an expectation when you're an elite athlete to act like an elite athlete at all times.