How many parts until he makes his first NHL apperance???
How many parts until he makes his first NHL apperance???
OK. Part 1 of the Pettersson talk is over
We drafted him.
Is he a true center made for the NHL or just a winger to contribute to the cause?
Go.......
He neither because he sucks...I'm done sorry cuz I just can't help it.
you should trash him a long with the other haters in his main thread at the prospects board. Clowns like yourself are lining up to slam him. You will blend right in with the rest over there.
I will blend in with the people who want something in the middle.
I don't slam him for no reason Lawrence.
I guess that's something you can't recognize
because he sucks...
your the furthest thing away from in the middle.
How long do you think he's going to take Lawrence?
1 year.
2 years
Possible more?
He's our #1C right?
2 years. 1 year in the SEL next year he's in the AHL hopefully he's added enough weight by then.
that's just me though
Well to be honest I hope he becomes one of our offensive centremans, not gonna lie about that.
OK. Part 1 of the Pettersson talk is over
We drafted him.
Is he a true center made for the NHL or just a winger to contribute to the cause?
Go.......
He neither because he sucks...I'm done sorry cuz I just can't help it.
I wish we could somehow quote someone when we start a new thread.
Docbenton
"I can understand taking Pettersson over Vilardi/Glass, but don't really understand the logic of taking him over Mittelstadt. Similar style players, but the latter is just ahead right now in every area except maybe defensive game, although Casey's a decent 2 way player as well. I mean maybe he'll be just as good, but why not take the guy who is already that good? Unless there was legitimate concern about character, I don't get it."
After vilardi and pettersson i had mittlestadt right with them.
I dont really agree casey is ahead im not sure what that is based on when you said that but he did look better at 3 day summer scrimmage.
What put pettersson ahead of him for me is what has always been discussed with casey, 5 on 5 production and quality of league. Pettersson played in a mens league while casey in high school, and his 5 on 5 production was a concern on the main prospect board.
I did not however beat down mittlestadt like some because of the hs league or especially his 5 on 5 play. He is going to be an fantastic PP guy imo in the nhl someday and for some reason that gets undervalued. But with that said thats what nudged guys like vilardi and pettersson slightly ahead, but its close and basically a crap shoot at this point, it will all come down to who can elevate their game this year and next.
Mittelstsdt was always better than Pettersson.
So what's your point?
I'll say we blow through 8 threads before he's in the NHL. Likely minimum 2 full years. Every time he has a 3 point game or gets blanked in 3 straight ppl will celebrate/panic. A pic will get posted and there's 200 posts about body types. He'll tweet something about a player on another team and some donkey will take that to mean he's hoping to be traded there. The usual stuff.
Anyway ... I think Pettersson is 3 years of development away from playing regular NHL. 2 seasons in SHL and 1 in AHL. Depends on how quickly he puts on weight and strength obviously and he could exceed this but looking at him today I'm not confident he'll get there any quicker.
Nor should he be rushed. Whatever his ceiling is, I'm in no mood to see it jeopardized by rushing him. Let this one come along at his own pace please.
I hope everybody realized that the Pettersson pick was a all PR pick.
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Anyway ... I think Pettersson is 3 years of development away from playing regular NHL. 2 seasons in SHL and 1 in AHL. Depends on how quickly he puts on weight and strength obviously and he could exceed this but looking at him today I'm not confident he'll get there any quicker.
Nor should he be rushed. Whatever his ceiling is, I'm in no mood to see it jeopardized by rushing him. Let this one come along at his own pace please.
How was it a PR pick? I think Glass would have been way more of a PR pick. Good Wastern Canadian kid looking like Johansen.
Like the pick or not we picked him because OUR management team liked him the most.
I love this pick. Easily the most skilled and talented prospect weve had in a long long time.
Fyi NYR wanted to trade 7th and.21 to Dallas for thr 3rd so they can draft Elias. But Dallas wanted.Heiskanen