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90 point potential player
If ya got the horses for him to play with,,we have a bunch of what if,s right now..he looks like a good pick otherwise.90 point potential player
Adding to above, I don't think any players from 2017 have 90 point potential, including Pettersson, Hischier, and Patrick. 90 pts would surpass every player in the league except McDavid. No one in this draft has 90 pt potential unless they take a big (and unexpected) step forward in their D+1. 90 pt potential is the realm of guys like Matthews and maybe Draisaitl. They aren't available in every draft and odds would suggest no one in 2017 will ever hit 90 points unless league scoring levels inflate drastically in the coming years.
Eichel too you can't forget him
90 point potential player
90 point potential player
It was a big discussion in the last thread that turned into the weirdest pissing match, I think he's just being funnyWhy do you hate Pettersson so much? Why are you trying to set him him up for failure?
And I sincerely ask this as a Canucks fan who loves him as a player.
I'm not going to completely rule out Pettersson scoring close to 90 points in a season. Today's NHL is trending towards a more offensive skill and speed game. Just look at some of the younger players. You got guys like Laine, Mcdavid, Matthews, Eichel, Draisaitl Marner. There is a clear emphasis of offense as compared to defense, and we will see more and more goals scored in the NHL in the near future. I feel like we are going to have more than a few 80+ point players as soon as these younger players start taking over the league. Not to mention, if you give Pettersson some elite offensive winger *coughsvechnikovcough, he can put up some serious numbers, maybe even upwards of 80 points (50-60 assists,20-25 goals). It might be a stretch, but it isn't completely out of the question.
Sure but you're including at least two caveats to the projection, namely that league scoring inflates and he has an elite offensive player on his wing. Both possible but sort of unrelated to Pettersson and his own personal skill/production ceiling, no?
I think a better or at least fairer way to discuss a player's upside is to frame it in a reasonably static and neutral situation. What can a player produce in today's world and with a typical set of top linemates. Otherwise the projection becomes as much about the extraneous variables being hypothesized as the player themselves.
For my part I see Pettersson's ceiling more in the 65-75 point range based on my criteria above (current scoring rates, good but not elite linemates). That would put him on par with players like Draisaitl, Tarasenko, and Pastrnak, hardly a poor group to be lumped in with. Anything more than that seems a tad unfounded based on what Pettersson has shown to date.
I don't think playing for Växjö next season is the best decision, Sam Hallams track record with juniors is pretty bad at best, although they have never had a junior of this quality either.
Like you said, Vaxjo has not really have any junior of high quality to play in shl. Who is their best junior before Pettersson? Hogberg? So when you say track record, which talent have he misuse?
There's a very easy explanation for that. Växjö has been an SHL club for like 6 years. They have not been able to compete with bigger market teams for the best junior players.
Like you said, Vaxjo has not really have any junior of high quality to play in shl. Who is their best junior before Pettersson? Hogberg? So when you say track record, which talent have he misuse?
Aside from a relatively small number of posters repeating themselves, their isn't much hype. Their is just hope.
Canuck fans are excited, but we aren't stupid. He has high end talent, but significant obstacles to overcome (size/strength issue, initial quickness, can he play in traffic, can his game translate to the North American style).