Boeser Hatty and Pettersson 5 points (so far)

[Ainec]

The Canucks have a Hart-caliber 1C, a 2C who's really a first-liner, and a gamebreaking winger.

They're a legit 1D away from winning a lot of playoff series down the road.

just threw up at this post

this is a worse take than your Shattenkirk is a top 10 D (conveniently until he actually ended up on the Rangers and you watched him)

 

[Revelation]

why would anyone hate the blues

Those with nothing to love will find something to hate

 

[Machinehead]

You are basically describing the Edmonton Oilers.

There are just sooo many complimentary pieces that need to be in place aswell.

The Oilers have none of those pieces save for McDavid.

just threw up at this post

this is a worse take than your Shattenkirk is a top 10 D (conveniently until he actually ended up on the Rangers and you watched him)

You keep bringing this up and I still never said that.

 

[Ainec]

The Oilers have none of those pieces save for McDavid.

You keep bringing this up and I still never said that.

you must be kidding

Draisaitl is either an elite 1RW or an elite 2C



the Canucks are not 1 piece away from winning multiple playoff series, cmon

why tf did the canucks marketing team get a rangers fan to shill for them.. oh wait 86k posts (jk btw)

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

Out of curiousity, where did he say that?

BIG TEN Network did a sit down piece on him before Michigans weekend tilt with Minnesota

 

[EK47]

The Oilers have none of those pieces save for McDavid.

You keep bringing this up and I still never said that.

Draisaitl is a better winger than boeser and McDavid is a better center than Pettersson. Sure they don’t have the third piece but Vancouver is still so much further away than you like to think.

 

[NoRaise4Brackett]

Looking at the rookie scoring race, it seems the rest of the pack has been... Alienated.

 

[Vman]

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Draisaitl is a better winger than boeser and McDavid is a better center than Pettersson. Sure they don’t have the third piece but Vancouver is still so much further away than you like to think.

Agreed, we’re at least two high drafts away from developing a legitimate contender. Hopefully we hit on some of our 2nd round prospects like Woo, Lind, and Dahlen and some others continue to surprise like Gaudette.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Imagine how good Pettersson will be once he hits puberty... this kid is ridiculous.

Lol

 

[pettersson]

Draisaitl is a better winger than boeser and McDavid is a better center than Pettersson. Sure they don’t have the third piece but Vancouver is still so much further away than you like to think.

Ok where's Edmonton's Quinn Hughes? Bo Horvat?
The team isn't just Pettersson and Boeser. That's exactly how you get the Edmonton Oilers. I think we are 1 more top pick away from probably being overkill up front but need another top 6 winger.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Ok where's Edmonton's Quinn Hughes? Bo Horvat?
The team isn't just Pettersson and Boeser. That's exactly how you get the Edmonton Oilers. I think we are 1 more top pick away from probably being overkill up front but need another top 6 winger.

You can’t win with just 3 or 4 good players, you need good players throughout the lineup. Oilers have McDavid, Draisaitl, RNH, Nurse. Canucks have Pettersson, Boeser, Horvat, Hughes. With Benning & Chiarelli running the show I doubt they’ll be able to Surround their core players with the support they need.

 

[pettersson]

You can’t win with just 3 or 4 good players, you need good players throughout the lineup. Oilers have McDavid, Draisaitl, RNH, Nurse. Canucks have Pettersson, Boeser, Horvat, Hughes. With Benning & Chiarelli running the show I doubt they’ll be able to Surround their core players with the support they need.

Yeah, Benning could trade for McDavid and you'd still hate him. I'd rather not entertain it.

 

[ImNeverWrong]

poor bo horvat, absolute beast on both sides of the ice. plays the hard mins. pks like a boss, great on the dot. plays with jobbers, and gets near ppg. he's the no.1 center! hope the canucks get him better linemates.

 

[helax]

Imagine Sweden's first line in the next WC
Arvi-Pettersson-Forsberg

Glad for Vancouver, must be a treat to watch them every other night!

 

[Patrik Barkov]

Pettersson on his 5th birthday wearing a Vancouver shirt. Destiny. View attachment 163479

Also worth noting he's pointing up the number of Harts he'll win.

 

[StarvinArvyn33]

Petterson is probably my favorite rookie in a while god dam

 

[Rowlet]

poor bo horvat, absolute beast on both sides of the ice. plays the hard mins. pks like a boss, great on the dot. plays with jobbers, and gets near ppg. he's the no.1 center! hope the canucks get him better linemates.

statistically speaking, horvat has the lowest reliance on teammates for points among canuck forwards, hes doing really well on his own, very much like Kesler did when he was in Vancouver and was a key member of the Canucks 2nd line, the #1 power play in the league and the #1 penalty kill in the league

 

[canuckslover10]

you must be kidding

Draisaitl is either an elite 1RW or an elite 2C



the Canucks are not 1 piece away from winning multiple playoff series, cmon

why tf did the canucks marketing team get a rangers fan to shill for them.. oh wait 86k posts (jk btw)

Well we are a peice away from establishings a core

 

[Steely Van]

I recall most canuck and isles fans being pretty friendly as the Calder race went on, mostly Toronto fans pooping on both fanbases

Probably because Barzel is from the Vancouver area and Boeser is an american

 

[skuzzycuzz]

Matthews and McDavid are probably the only players in the league I'd trade Pettersson for, don't @ me.

I wouldn’t disagree with that.

 

[skuzzycuzz]

And several fans on the Canucks board were just saying the other day that Boeser is expendable. Embarrassing.

Expendable, I don’t know about that. But what I do know is that I’m glad we didn’t sign him to a deal after last season. He’s a good player with a great shot, nothing more. He will score goals, but he doesn’t create hardly anything on his own. Definitely not the type of player that will make other players better and I question his decision making skills.

 

[DFC]

I think Petterson's one of those "above and beyond" special players. The way he's taking the league by storm reminds me of the early days of Erik Karlsson, where the doubters kept waiting for him to slow down, but instead he just kept proving there was a bigger and bigger gap between himself and his peers.

I'm not even a Canuck fan, but I find myself watching them just to see if Petterson's going to wow me. I doubt I'm alone in that, and I don't think people do that for just "good" players. His skillset is something I haven't seen in a while.

 

[Chimpradamus]

I think Petterson's one of those "above and beyond" special players. The way he's taking the league by storm reminds me of the early days of Erik Karlsson, where the doubters kept waiting for him to slow down, but instead he just kept proving there was a bigger and bigger gap between himself and his peers.

I'm not even a legit Canuck fan, but I find myself watching them just to see if Petterson's going to wow me. I doubt I'm alone in that, and I don't think people do that for just "good" players. His skillset is something I haven't seen in a while.

Not a Canucks fan (far west coast games are a killer if you have a day job), but I agree, he has put me in awe and I at least spend a lot of time following the Canucks.

I've seen a lot of hockey players. Let's just say Pettersson is intriguing. He's a player where HF will ask in the future: "Is x the next Pettersson?". He has streaks of Gretzky and Datsyuk in him. Maybe not as good in either aspect, but his own combination and with a very deadly shot, regardless of type.

It will be the most slam dunk Calder in a while.

 

[koyvoo]

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