Marcus Pettersson certainly could have gone to the open market. And he could have received a massive payday. The Canucks defenseman would benefit from a rising salary cap for the 2025-26 campaign.

Pettersson notched an assist, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Avalanche. Pettersson has a helper in two straight games and seven of his last 12 outings.

Pettersson recorded an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Ducks. Pettersson has done fine on offense lately with seven helpers over his last 13 contests.