You all may not believe me, but I was following Elias before the draft and prayed that we pick him. I wanted him above anyone else for where we were picking. I actually yelled yes so loudly at work when JB called out his name. I’m so glad he’s ours, and that he has become the elite player I envisioned him becoming.I can vividly remember being pissed about this pick, as he wasn't ranked higher than 8th overall by the majority of reports. I wanted Vilardi, then Glass. It seemed like Juolevi Part 2: a reach for a lesser European player over some hard-nosed NA kids.
How very, very wrong I turned out to be. This kid could very well bring us the Cup one day. The sky is the limit. This is only the beginning.
I was pissed/depressed too. I had my heart set on Glass and was fantasizing about having him and Bo as a 1-2 punch down the middle in the future.I can vividly remember being pissed about this pick, as he wasn't ranked higher than 8th overall by the majority of reports. I wanted Vilardi, then Glass. It seemed like Juolevi Part 2: a reach for a lesser European player over some hard-nosed NA kids.
How very, very wrong I turned out to be. This kid could very well bring us the Cup one day. The sky is the limit. This is only the beginning.
I remember being high on Vilardi until right before the draft when I heard about his piss poor foot speed and "experts" didn't think he could fix it. But I was stoked for Glass, I thought that would be a no brainer because Elias was ranked mid teens on some draft rankings so I didn't even look at him much. Once they drafted him I remember my buddy loosing his crap we picked some tiny European and I was just like "well lets hope he has the skill to backup his lack of size". Looks like Benning may have done his research well, like many scouts ended up saying, if he had been 20lbs heavier he would have been first overall. 20lbs as a 17 year old... WTF? You need to draft on skill/instincts, not size of a kid who has barely hit puberty. Man its gonna be fun watching this kid for years, just oozes confidence when he's on the ice.I can vividly remember being pissed about this pick, as he wasn't ranked higher than 8th overall by the majority of reports. I wanted Vilardi, then Glass. It seemed like Juolevi Part 2: a reach for a lesser European player over some hard-nosed NA kids.
How very, very wrong I turned out to be. This kid could very well bring us the Cup one day. The sky is the limit. This is only the beginning.
Pettersson is the perfect transition for the new era. Sedins were playing an outdated style of hockey that fell behind a faster, younger NHL.
For entertainment tonight im going to run myself a nice bath, drink a couple of bevy and read the draft day thread for when people lost their marbles when we drafted Elias. Gonna be a great night.
Nice to see him assert himself at even strength in his debut, pretty sure all his preseason points were on the PP.
2 primary points in 8 5V5 minutes..not bad.
Please post your highlights.
Cant. Its gonna be rated R. Only PG13 stufd allowedd on the boards
Pettersson is the perfect transition for the new era. Sedins were playing an outdated style of hockey that fell behind a faster, younger NHL.
EP40 looks like paul kariya when he has his helmet on. same profile.
Oh. Then hilights of what
I was so scared that we wouldn't pick him, especially as he's European and a lot of hype was being given to NA players.You all may not believe me, but I was following Elias before the draft and prayed that we pick him. I wanted him above anyone else for where we were picking. I actually yelled yes so loudly at work when JB called out his name. I’m so glad he’s ours, and that he has become the elite player I envisioned him becoming.
Don't mind him, he has already started his drinks.That tough to figure out?