Unveiled: The Surprising NHL Forward Rankings for 2025-26 That Could Shake Up the Entire League
Pettersson is the obvious X-factor here. If he returns to being a 90-point No. 1 center, then Vancouver’s forward group should be fine enough to make the playoffs, provided that the team’s goaltending and blue line perform somewhere in the high-end-to-elite range.
But if Pettersson is the sub-60-point-pace center that he’s been since the 2023-24 All-Star break, then Vancouver’s offense could look a lot like last year, when not a single forward hit the 55-point mark.
Vancouver’s center depth is a weakness not only because of Pettersson’s uncertainty but also because of Chytil’s concussion history. The Canucks are one bad hit away from being forced to use one of Blueger, Räty, or 18-year-old Cootes as their 2C, which would be problematic.
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