I feel the same about people who live in Buffalo.
Just think Hischier, Patrick, Heiskanen and Makar ALL went before Pettersson. Crazy he’s not just better then those four, he’s two, three or maybe four tiers above those guys. Vancouver is really drafting well, I’m sure they hit a grand slam with Quinn Hughes too.
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Makar and Heiskanen are going to be 2 of the best defensemen in the league for many years to come. Pettersson is great but Patrick is the only player he will be three or four tiers above.Just think Hischier, Patrick, Heiskanen and Makar ALL went before Pettersson. Crazy he’s not just better then those four, he’s two, three or maybe four tiers above those guys. Vancouver is really drafting well, I’m sure they hit a grand slam with Quinn Hughes too.
I know it’s a long season and all but man the Blues look bad. Outshot 45-16 today at home. Lost 5-1. It’ll be interesting to see where that pick lands and if we even get it this year.
Mind you, I haven't watched one second of Blues hockey this year.
But I wonder if the forwards need time to gel? That and I guess Allen has been terribad.
Elias Petterson is something special. It’s hard to believe that Casey Mittelstadt was seen as a better prospect then him by many in the industry only half a year ago, I couldn’t imagine having a rookie player on the sabres doing what he is doing in Vancouver. He’s a lock for the Calder.
I remember the Tolvanen vs Mittelstadt vs Pettersson threads lol.
Relax a little bit about the hype though. He's only just starting out. There has been tons of young stars that started off well only to flame out fast.Just think Hischier, Patrick, Heiskanen and Makar ALL went before Pettersson. Crazy he’s not just better then those four, he’s two, three or maybe four tiers above those guys. Vancouver is really drafting well, I’m sure they hit a grand slam with Quinn Hughes too.
Relax a little bit about the hype though. He's only just starting out. There has been tons of young stars that started off well only to flame out fast.
Watched the condensed game of Blues v Wild yesterday. It was ugly. Blues were down most of it, and had 16 shots. Jay Bouwmeester is done.
Long term, I’m very happy Botterill moved ROR. It’s kinda sad how ROR thought he’d have a chance for a cup there but that team is actually pretty bad. With one or two years Buffalo is going to be better then St.Louis.
Yet they drafted Virtanan over Nylander/Ehlers and Juolevi over Tkachuk/ Keller/Serg/Mcavoy.
Boeser was an incredible pick at 22 but Pettersson was a consensus top 5 pick and they needed a center badly.
I remember being so scared of Dermott, Kapanen etc. before I caught onto this. "How is everything going so right for these guys??" Then I watched their players for a couple years and realized that they just have normal prospects like everyone else, and the oversaturation and exaggeration from them is what gave me the view I had.Leafs and it is not even close