Petan was getting flat out beat 1 on 1 by NHL 4th liners and bottom pairing D nearly every time he was in the lineup.
Petan had a role on the PP with some of our best and did jack.
Do you cook a delissio for 5 minutes and enjoy a half frozen crust, or wait 20 until it is cooked and delicious? Petan needs more time in the oven clearly. Tossing Petan against better 5 on 5 competition when he can't handle the easiest competition is not putting him in a position to succeed.
I pretty much agree with all of this, except that Delissio is terrible pizza and not delicious no matter how you cook it.
I've always hated the 'but he had bad linemates' excuse. When you put his individual play under a microscope, when he had the puck on his stick, he just failed to impress, even against poorer competition. Guy needs a bit more time.
The NHL is not a development league.
If you want to develop players, then they get more ice-time on the farm team. Sure, you could stick him on a top line and watch him collect the odd secondary assist, maybe have some passes expertly fed to him while he taps them in. Wow, look how much he is developing! But...he's really not. And he probably pulls down the top line too.
This is for the best, IMHO. He's near the bottom or team-worst in a number of advanced stats.
And on the plus side, more incentive for me to go to Moose games.