Hi everyone. It's been a VERY long time since I last posted anything but in light with what is happening with our top prospects as of late (in particular Elias Pettersson), I feel compelled to put my two cents in because we have some serious talent infusion coming sooner than later. As all of you, I have been blown away by what Elias Pettersson is doing in Sweden in the top league there. Needless to say, I am soooooo happy he is ours!! I have been watching the Canucks for 30 odd years now (wow I am getting old!) and the only other player that has passed through this organization that has demonstrated the puck domination and skillset young Elias clearly has ....is Bure. I would even go so far as to say Pettersson has a very Gretzkyesque type style to his game. He kind of looks like him out there sometimes, same type of slight build, same shiftiness Gretzky had to avoid hits, same kind of calm command and control with the puck, same type of vision where he sees the seams and open areas of ice before anyone else does, and his shot is so accurate. I have to say that I am in no way saying Pettersson is Gretzky 2 but I am saying I can see similarities in their style of play. This is a very good thing because he is only 18 and comparisons to Peter Forsberg are already popping up. He could be scary good. I am a little worried about the expectations Vancouver's hockey market will dump on him when he arrives but there is something about how he handles pressure that tells me he'll be just fine. This one is going to be a superstar, I have no doubt. JB definitely drafted the best player in the last draft and might have even nabbed us a generational player from a supposedly weak draft. I think Benning is putting together a fantastic collection of new young talent we should all be very excited about. I hope Aquillini is taking note and signs both Linden and Benning to extensions because the vision is materializing quicker than I expected it to. Things are looking up in Canucks nation, finally !!