Up to the latest fix for me:
Start of the video; the media: "... You're going to hear alot (from the players) how important playoff experience is. Elias Pettersson has NOT (spoken about that). This is a player who has always risen to whatever has been put in front of him and I kind of think he likes the idea that some people are wondering whether an experience will be an issue..."
That's the difference between him and other skilled players that are young. He had already won a championship in hockey before he joined the Canucks squad. He knows what it takes to win against men. Apart from destroying any record from any young, Swedish player ever evolving from the Swedish league of course - and in the way he did it. A NHL playoff is not an experience for him, it's a challenge he already knows what it takes to win, only against better teams and players. And he had already played for the national team before even joining the Canucks, winning a WHC gold medal, so there's also that. Injured, sure, but still. He had not yet developed the Forsberg/ Jagr ass technique against bigger players, simply because he didn't need to. Now he does and so he has done it.
It's only natural Pettersson would've never spoke about the "experience" to enter a NHL playoff. Merely discussing the challenge, going back to the video in hand.
That's the thing alot of hockey fans miss about him. His mentality is extremely mature for his age. He already knows this is his job, he's not a hockey star. His job is to be a hockey star. There's a big difference in understanding that differential in the long term and for the team. Vancouver are blessed again with another very humble, Swedish superstar. You attract them like magnets. It must be the cold climate and the Canadian resemblences to Swedish culture somewhat. This is a player who doesn't need to throw his ego around, that's for sure. I think Vancouver will be in very good hands with Pettersson as their superstar. He already knows life is a struggle, not a blessing, regardless of money, at his age. And he enjoys that challenge. Very impressive.
And then you can start observing his technique playing hockey. Then you just know. He's the real deal, squared.