C Elias Pettersson - Växjö Lakers HC, SHL (2017, 5th, VAN) Part 2

[IComeInPeace]

Is this his first game at center?
4 assists is setting the bar a little too high Elias.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Vaxjoe sxored 5 goals and Petersson had 4 assists while first time playing centre in the SHL
35 pts in 25 SHL games
This is getting stupid, maybe the league is too easy for him

 

[thepuckmonster]

 

[GetFocht]

1.40 PPG for a rookie in the SHL

 

[Bankerguy]

How is a 19 year old kid putting up 1.4 PPG and leading the SHL in scoring.... i don't understand how that's possible.

Stat line alone, he's tracking to be a NHL superstar no?

 

[Donuts]

calder winner next season.

canucks set down the middle for the future:
pettersson
horvat
gaudette

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Kid is unstoppable. He is the true #2 behind hirscher.

#1

How is a 19 year old kid putting up 1.4 PPG and leading the SHL in scoring.... i don't understand how that's possible.

Stat line alone, he's tracking to be a NHL superstar no?

You answered your own question. Elite athletes elevate their play when needed. And he was PPG last season also, so its not like this is some huge jump. It is one due to the league and better stats, but his stats were great last season.

 

[Healthy DiPietro]

 

[DDRhockey]

How is a 19 year old kid putting up 1.4 PPG and leading the SHL in scoring.... i don't understand how that's possible.

Stat line alone, he's tracking to be a NHL superstar no?

He is tracking to put up 90 points in NHL.

 

[GetFocht]

How is a 19 year old kid putting up 1.4 PPG and leading the SHL in scoring.... i don't understand how that's possible.

Stat line alone, he's tracking to be a NHL superstar no?

He's putting up historical numbers, this is more impressive than Kent Nilsson and his 1.5 PPG in the 70s.

He tracking to be the best U20 player all time in the SHL.

 

[polarbearcub]

Do we have an Austin mathews level player on our hands?

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

He's going to be centering the Canuck's second line next season. Wouldn't be surprised if he is our first line centre by the end of the 2018-2019 season.

Horvat
Pettersson
Sedin (bring them back at $2-3 mill each for 1 year to mentor the kids)

 

[canwincup]

Do we have an Austin mathews level player on our hands?

No....Matthews scored 40 in the NHL at the same age.

 

[GetFocht]

what happened to @Luddowich , he became very quiet in this thread.

 

[DDRhockey]

No....Matthews scored 40 in the NHL at the same age.

But how many points? If pettersson played in nhl this season i think 50 is realistic.

 

[LaVar]

Is this his first game at center?
4 assists is setting the bar a little too high Elias.

Vaxjoe sxored 5 goals and Petersson had 4 assists while first time playing centre in the SHL
35 pts in 25 SHL games
This is getting stupid, maybe the league is too easy for him

He was on the wing

 

[thepuckmonster]

I don’t want to call him generational but he’s definitely going to be like a Gretzky/Hull/Forsberg hybrid but better than all three.

I am clearly being facetious and sarcastic.

 

[settinguptheplay]

Do we have an Austin mathews level player on our hands?

A step below in my opinion. But the future is not yet written and his talent level is beyond dispute. I am finding it difficult to track his potential ceiling as what he is doing is almost without precedent.

 

[Addison Rae]

Mama there goes that man

 

[Szechwan]

I keep expecting him to hit a wall, just my nature of his age.

Keeps proving me wrong though, excited to see what he can do in the show.

 

[Elias Pettersson]

He's gonna be the best player at the world juniors no doubt. Every team will pay special attention to trying to shut him down. Especially on the PP

 

[thelittlecoon]

He was on the wing

He was playing C all night. Didn't take any faceoffs but was in the middle of the ice in the defensive zone and offensive zone. Usually he is on the boards on the breakout and tonight he was in the center. He was also being used as the third man high on the forecheck instead of the first forward in as he has been all season. Might be because of his minor knee injury that his coach is keeping him away from the boards though, not sure.

 

[Zombotron]

 

[Phil McKraken]

Twice the pace of Hörnqvist. If my math is correct he'll win four Stanley Cups and score two Cup winning goals.

 

[vcanuck]

4 points is impressive but not good enough to get 5!

losing Horvat for 6 weeks could be a blessing in disguise, we could go back to tanking and land Dahlinnnnnnnnn