But perhaps the easiest way to tell Pettersson has gotten stronger — aside from him telling us, of course — is by way of his stick flex. First, a quick explanation of what stick flex means.

So when Pettersson came into Canucks training camp this year with a 102 stick flex — higher than notoriously high stick flex users Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby — it caught some people by ...

I get my stick between his legs, and I try to reach back, and I kind of corkscrew him. He falls, shoots and scores. “I’m just like, ‘Seriously?’ I witnessed it firsthand.” Ovechkin ...

I get my stick between his legs, and I try to reach back, and I kind of corkscrew him. He falls, shoots and scores. "I'm just like, 'Seriously?' I witnessed it firsthand." Ovechkin appeared to ...