Rutherford isn't sure whether his Canucks are good enough to be contenders, but he's sure they needed Pettersson from the Penguins.

We’re going to have to come up with a new one. And we have a D-Petey now, too. So you can’t even call me that.” What you can call the Canucks is new look with new hope.

The Vancouver Canucks acquired Marcus Pettersson in a deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins hours after sending J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers.