Recalled/Assigned: Nic Petan assigned to the Moose.

[surixon]

Petan hasn't done much but no one else has as well. Hopefully he goes down and gets some offensive confidence back.

For the record I have no idea what Lemieux is still doing here. Do you want him to actually turn into a legit good player or do you want to stunt his development playing 8 minutes a night in the fourth line.

 

[SLAYER]

Silver lining for me is that I will get a better look at Lemieux in the team.

 

[alchemyindex]

https://jetsnation.ca/2017/02/27/by-the-numbers-chemistry-roles-and-the-wrongful-usage-of-nic-petan/

I love Petan but at this point it would probably be a mercy to him to trade him to a team that'll use him.

 

[Saintb]

Petan needs to up his game. Hopefully he will be back.

 

[antiqueslivers]

*grabs pitchfork*
...
*keeps looking for torch*

 

[GNP]

https://jetsnation.ca/2017/02/27/by-the-numbers-chemistry-roles-and-the-wrongful-usage-of-nic-petan/

I love Petan but at this point it would probably be a mercy to him to trade him to a team that'll use him.

Well maybe "mercy" to Petan, but a potential "big loss" to the Jets. There's no such thing as "mercy" in the business hockey world. It's all about what you can do for me today- no Mr. Nice Guys out there -it's about winning !!!

 

[surixon]

Petan needs to up his game. Hopefully he will be back.

Petan isn't alone. They all need to up their games in the bottom 6.

I just checked the lineup card and we are dressing 5 fourth line players for tomorrow and a below replacement level vet in Hendricks. Our top 6 is going to have to carry the bottom 6 again.

 

[JustGivingEr]

Right now Petan is not good enough to play in our top 6 and he's not effective in our bottom 6. That and the fact that he can clear waivers is the reason he was sent down. And it was the right decision IMO

 

[kcin94]

https://jetsnation.ca/2017/02/27/by-the-numbers-chemistry-roles-and-the-wrongful-usage-of-nic-petan/

I love Petan but at this point it would probably be a mercy to him to trade him to a team that'll use him.

That article is from February. Petan has been given opportunities on the PP this year and done squat. He has played with more skilled players (maybe not top 6 players, but not Thorburn/Hendricks etc. types either) this year and done squat. Hence we either send down the player who has done nothing, can pass waivers and hopefully re-gain his scoring touch for the Moose, or send down someone who has done nothing, won't benefit from playing with the Moose and requires waivers.

Send Petan down. Hopefully he lights it up like Connor has and can come back with more confidence and scoring touch. Either that or teach him to PK (or both)

 

[Deedog99]

I don't see why anyone it outraged by this.

How come when Matthias or Lowry (playing on bottom 6) don't score they're "stone hands" and don't belong in the NHL. But when Petan playing with a mix of Dano/Copp/Armia/Matthias doesn't score it's all the coach's fault?

I think playing big minutes in the AHL is better for Petan at this point, hopefully he rediscovers his scoring touch and when inevitable further injuries come he returns and gives the coaches no excuses to send him down.

Exactly. Well put!

 

[Aavco Cup]

That too but has Poolman play been that poor to warrant a demotion? Too me sending Petan down to find his offensive game and figure out if he can contribute on the PP or PK is probably the best thing for him

I don't expect the team to carry 8D 13F too much longer

 

[EpicGingy]

I'm not prepared for the amount of grit our bottom-6 will have against Pittsburgh. I'm sure Crosby and Malkin will not be able to handle the grit.

Griiiiiiiiiiit.

 

[Jimby]

There is more wrong with Petan's game than Maurice's usage. Over this season so far and last season only 3 forwards in the league with over 50 games have fewer goals per 60 than Petan.

 

[ffh]

Petan hasn't done much but no one else has as well. Hopefully he goes down and gets some offensive confidence back.

For the record I have no idea what Lemieux is still doing here. Do you want him to actually turn into a legit good player or do you want to stunt his development playing 8 minutes a night in the fourth line.

no one has done much offensively. but they all contribute in other areas unlike petan. why the concern about Lemieux. this 4th line will play a little more than a line with petan and dano on it which is good for his development and when lowry comes back he will be sent down. unless he plays really well then sending copp down will also be an option.

 

[Steenager]

Add me to the camp that believes that Petan hasn't shown he deserves to stay with the big club.

He's had precisely no impact on any game this year (with PP time).

I don't buy the argument that he needs to play with better players. You could say that about anyone. Virtually every single fourth line player in the league would look more effective if he played with top line talent.

This is the NHL, unless you are a first round pick, you need to earn your shots. They don't get handed to you.

 

[Dayofthedogs]

How is that any different from anybody else in the bottom six? They've all done **** all 5v5. Maurice is making the bottom 6 worse. Dano and Armia were the extra skaters last practice. Petan down to the Moose. The bottom 6 is filled with role players and ineffectual grinders. This is a huge problem.

I don't believe Armia was the extra skater. I was at ptactice and Armia got the first line rush with the 4th line and first on the PK.

 

[portamoral]

Just logged in to say this is absolutely disgusting and I've never been more disgusted with this organization than right now. What a bush league team this is. So embarrassing

When will this nightmare end

 

[MrWigglez]

Good... Leave him down there for the rest of the season, let him gain confidence and find his game playing big minutes with the Moose rather than playing a role he shouldn't be playing on a team for a half dozen minutes a night (with frequent healthy scratches).

Stop looting the Moose of their good players only to have them sit in the press box or play bare minimum minutes.

 

[McDLT]

I am now being reminded by my co-workers of the time that I said "Petan is as good as Gaudreau". #iwaswrong #bustcity

 

[Evil Little]

I think they could really use him on the PP with Perreault out.

Petan isn't alone. They all need to up their games in the bottom 6.

I just checked the lineup card and we are dressing 5 fourth line players for tomorrow and a below replacement level vet in Hendricks. Our top 6 is going to have to carry the bottom 6 again.

...with two forwards injured.

Just logged in to say this is absolutely disgusting and I've never been more disgusted with this organization than right now. What a bush league team this is. So embarrassing

When will this nightmare end

Whoa there...

 

[Dayofthedogs]

I'm not prepared for the amount of grit our bottom-6 will have against Pittsburgh. I'm sure Crosby and Malkin will not be able to handle the grit.

Griiiiiiiiiiit.

Were you excited to see Petan against Crosby or Malkin because that wasn't a matchup I thought he'd do well in.

Without Lowry our top 6 is gonna have to play against the pens top 6 all night anyways.

Whether or not Petan can play with top 6 guys effectively is irrelevant because we don't have MP or Lowry to carry a 3rd line. Moving a Wheels/Ehlers/Laine onto our 3rd line rights now to probably won't pay dividends.

It's also interesting that the stats group who pounds the small sample size narrative doesn't aply it to the good hockey Petan played mainly with Wheeler.

It's his last year without waivers might as well let him play with skilled guys getting big minutes in the AHL.

As for the "what do you want him to do with only 6-10 minutes a night crowd." That is literally the job of bottom 6 forwards. Find a way to be effective in your minutes.

For everyone that thinks PoMo is the only coach who plays his 4th line in those minutes take a look around the league.

 

[mcpw]

As for the "what do you want him to do with only 6-10 minutes a night crowd." That is literally the job of bottom 6 forwards.

No. No no no no no no no. No.

 

[EpicGingy]

Were you excited to see Petan against Crosby or Malkin because that wasn't a matchup I thought he'd do well in.

Without Lowry our top 6 is gonna have to play against the pens top 6 all night anyways.

Whether or not Petan can play with top 6 guys effectively is irrelevant because we don't have MP or Lowry to carry a 3rd line anyways. Moving a Wheels/Ehlers/Laine onto our 3rd line rights now to probably won't play dividends.

It's also interesting that the stats group who pounds the small sample size narrative doesn't aply it to the good hockey Petan played mainly with Wheeler.

It's his last year without waivers might as well let him play with skilled guys getting big minutes in the AHL.

As for the "what do you want him to do with only 6-10 minutes a night crowd." That is literally the job of bottom 6 forwards. Find a way to be effective in your minutes.

For everyone that thinks PoMo is the only coach who plays his 4th line in those minutes take a look around the league.

It's less about Petan and more about the direction our entire bottom-6 is headed. Two injuries and it's already this shitty?

Tanev and Hendricks suck. All Tanev does is skate fast and hit people after they pass they've already passed the puck. Hendricks is nothing more than a glorified faceoff specialist.

Our bottom-6 can't score and is barely adequate at best defensively. And Petan is the one that gets sent down before Lemieux or Hendricks or Tanev? It feels like they're deliberately trying to be a two line team.

 

[Dayofthedogs]

No. No no no no no no no. No.

He hasn't been good enough to play on the 3rd line and when the 4th line did play well they got about 10-12 minutes just like 3rd line in our last game.

If he can't get out of his own end playing with Copp/Matthias/Armia/Dano why would he get more minutes? So we can spend more time in our end blocking shots?

 

[Dayofthedogs]

It's less about Petan and more about the direction our entire bottom-6 is headed. Two injuries and it's already this ****ty?

Tanev and Hendricks suck. All Tanev does is skate fast and hit people after they pass they've already passed the puck. Hendricks is nothing more than a glorified faceoff specialist.

Our bottom-6 can't score and is barely adequate at best defensively. And Petan is the one that gets sent down before Lemieux or Hendricks or Tanev? It feels like they're deliberately trying to be a two line team.

How in any way at this moment with these players does Petan do anything to make us more than a 2 line team?

Petan can't score either and he's not very good defensively.