Johnny Hoxville
The Return of a Legend
Wjc means nothing, boeser was average or bad and hes a potential superstar.
Elias can be garbage and wont change a thing. Its nice tho if he does well
This for the truth, Alex.
Wjc means nothing, boeser was average or bad and hes a potential superstar.
Elias can be garbage and wont change a thing. Its nice tho if he does well
You mean his career will be defined on a short tournament?!Sure, you’re allowed to think like that, nucks fan. I don’t agree.
How could you possibly get that from what I wrote?....You mean his career will be defined on a short tournament?!
You seem to think that wjc is soooo important for career successHow could you possibly get that from what I wrote?....
You seem to think that wjc is soooo important for career success
amenThink about all the players who didnt make the team, they must really suck. Adam Boqvist, Filip Hållander etc Im sorry but you are already done.
these games have zero significance, other than maybe helping there paycheck and hype.I think the statement was that the WJC means nothing. With the emphasis on the nothing. Every game he plays means something, even the exhibition games. Elias hasn't been good on the international stage, and the question is why.
The WJC is a good stage. He gets to play against some of the premier players his age. But it won't be career defining if he doesn't produce. That doesn't mean that these games have no significance though.
People love to bring out the bust label after the WJC. Dubois went through it and look at him now, centering the top on a team in a playoff position.
Sure its a great place to boost awareness to a player but its also a short tourny where people play together for more often then not the 1st time.
Pettersson should dominate but if he doesnt i wouldnt be rushing to bring out the bust label or anything like that
its ok if you dont watch Columbus much. Hes been doing the little things and solid defensively plus he is being rewarded with points (12 in last 13 games). The whole line came to life when Dubois was put their as noone could click with Panarin. Hell he could even have more points but Anderson went through a little rough stretch and missed some grade A chances set up by DuboisNot sure PLD is the best example for your argument...He looks okay. However of all the teams in a playoff position, CLB undoubtedly has the worst Cs. PLD is not a #1 C in the NHL, he's playing at least 1 slot above where he should be.
168 pounds now (from 161 when he was drafted).
Maybe 175-180 by training camp, as a realistic best case scenario.
I don’t think the size is going to be any issue in the end. I don’t know if he ever gets to 200+ pounds, but, I think he easily gets to 185-190 when he’s done, and in today’s game, that will be big enough.
His legs are really skinny. His skating will only benefit from increased strength in his legs.
The twins play at 185-190 so that is kind of a significant differenceKinda reminds you of a couple of Swedes who haters say play
soft named Hank and Danny. They were about the same size as Pettersson at 19 years of age. They never got much bigger, just stronger and for years were impossible to knock off the puck.
Haha, whatever you say bud. I remember getting a lot of flak for saying we were rushing with the Wennberg praise too...It takes more than a run of 15 games of high quality play to be a #1 C in the NHL. Let's see him keep it up first.its ok if you dont watch Columbus much. Hes been doing the little things and solid defensively plus he is being rewarded with points (12 in last 13 games). The whole line came to life when Dubois was put their as noone could click with Panarin. Hell he could even have more points but Anderson went through a little rough stretch and missed some grade A chances set up by Dubois
Well I did word it as "centering the 1st line" which he is and doing quite well. Its not even about points, the most encouraging thing is his overall game and what hes doing to get those points.Haha, whatever you say bud. I remember getting a lot of flak for saying we were rushing with the Wennberg praise too...It takes more than a run of 15 games of high quality play to be a #1 C in the NHL. Let's see him keep it up first.
Well I did word it as "centering the 1st line" which he is and doing quite well. Its not even about points, the most encouraging thing is his overall game and what hes doing to get those points.
I was never on board with the Wennberg as a potential number 1 but the game Dubois plays has me a lot more excited about him being a number 1 then Wennberg ever getting there.
But anyway, back on topic i dont think WJC results should make Vancouver fans get too low or high.
You mean khl?Jordan Schroeder is the best player in the NHL
I for one will use this tournament when I evaluate Elias season. Sure, hes putting up points in the SHL for now, but he did the same thing in the HA last year. The quality of competition in the SHL have gone down year after year, which isnt that weird since Sweden have somewhere around 130 players on contract in NHL/AHL, as well as a lot of players in the KHL or the NLA. The league (SHL) isnt what it once was. A lot of you dont take this in consideration.
Considering how bad Elias was this summer and last year vs NA-teams on smaller rinks, where his weeknesses (small, lanky, bad skating) were showing. Inability to raise his game in elimination games isnt something that just describes him - juniors in Sweden isnt quite used to be "the guy" on their teams, since a lot of them play secondary roles on their mens teams. This is a scene for them to show that they can step up in those situations. If Elias has another disappointing showing, where he falls to the ice in almost every challenge or dosn't produce, it sure as hell will affect peoples judgement of him, and rightfully so.
Heres for hoping that he wont suck, though
Hot take!Elias Petterssen is poised to be the top rookie in the NHL in 2018. His performance has been phenomenal in the SHL. Everyone should try to catch at least one Sweden game in the upcoming tournament.
Again, you're not reading. Try reading. Try to understand.wait wait, your going to use this 6 game tournament, as his evaluation over his 45 game season?
so lets say he struggles, 3 point tourney, your literally going to use this as your agenda for the next 4 months? (typical hfboards on Canuck prospect mentality)
the stuff you literally just wrote, are the same crap I guess people like you wrote about boeser, horvet to an extent Virtanen, leading up to their wjc's. It's like a whole slew of their negatives, and focusing on that, rather then a big picture.
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Considering how bad Elias was this summer"
didn't his coach say that he was their best player on the ice or most skilled player on the ice at one time? someone retweet that.
anyways, would love to see Gadj, Lockwood, Peterson light it up, if they don't not a big deal. won't sweat about it.