Player Discussion Elias Pettersson, Pt. VII | Enjoys: Being Mr. Everything, pronouncing it "Peter-son"

[DL44]

When you’ve been wrong about 98% of things, people get hungry to gloat about the 2% they weren’t.

At least it's more fun to read than the gloating that occurs when a pick doesn't go the franchise's way.. that's just depressing.

 

[Tomas W]

You dont have to prounounce EP 100% correctly, even with full anglosaxon accent, I highly doubt Elias himself have a problem with that!

 

[Breakers]

When I talked with Gradin in whistler he said he personally didn't want pettersson to play wing because of the board play required, and it wouldn't help his creativity.
He wanted a winger to take a hit to make a play to Pettersson
Not Pettersson take a hit to make a play to a center

Seems like he was right. It's fun watching skate all over the middle of ice. Plus his goal was just that. A winger taking a hit (Goldobin I think).

 

[stampedingviking]

Funny, I went through it and thought most people were fairly ok with the pick. Some super excited, most saying Pettersson wasn’t their top pick but he was an intriguing pick. A couple did freak out, one quite emphatically.

Not as bad as you’re suggesting.

The draft thread and early in the first Elias thread there were quite a few losing their marbles over the pick. Most wanted Vilardi or Glass, Pettersson was an afterthought for some and a don't pick at all costs for some others.

 

[JT Milker]

Can anyone quote reasonable posters with a track record of good opinions getting upset over the pick? I.e. not pauser

 

[DL44]

Not each year's draft thread, but somewhat related: And fun to read....

Past 'So you think you can draft' threads...

2017 : https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/so-you-think-you-can-draft-2017.2362459/
2016: https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/so-you-think-you-can-draft.2096419/
2015: https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/so-you-think-you-can-draft-2015-edition.1918531/
2014: https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/so-you-think-you-can-draft-2014-edition.1698575/
2013: https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/so-you-think-you-can-draft-2013.1460609/

I guess its the nature of these thread to disagree.. but the majority were against every 1st rounder we selected... till this year (Hughes).

 

[Breakers]

I remember Lucbourdon wanting nothing to do with Glass
I remember Canafan wanting nothing to do with pettersson
I personally wanted nothing to do with Vilardi.

I also remembering a massive hard on for Cale Makar by a small contingent

 

[CanaFan]

I remember Lucbourdon wanting nothing to do with Glass
I remember Canafan wanting nothing to do with pettersson
I personally wanted nothing to do with Vilardi.

I also remembering a massive hard on for Cale Makar by a small contingent

This is why I always ask people for quotes, because their “remembering” is usually shit.

Literally my first post in the Pettersson draft thread (page 8):

Was not my top pick but I am not unhappy with the choice. Skill and vision for days, just have to be patient and hope his strength and weight comes in time and that his game translates well to the NHL size rinks.

Fine with the pick and relieved we didn't draft Liljegren or Rasmussen. But think I would have been happier with Glass or Mitts.

Ya, I “wanted nothing to do with Pettersson”. Good job.

 

[JT Milker]

It’s much easier to spew BS

 

[TeddyBare]

I remember Lucbourdon wanting nothing to do with Glass
I remember Canafan wanting nothing to do with pettersson
I personally wanted nothing to do with Vilardi.

I also remembering a massive hard on for Cale Makar by a small contingent

Kurt Russell was the guy who genuinely disliked Elias.

 

[MikeK]

Very exciting to see how he progresses and matures as an NHL pro. People already calling him a superstar. I can't wait until he becomes a man, both mentally and physically. He could be the player we've never had here.

 

[MS]

I had no strong opinion on Pettersson at the time of the draft because I'd seen him play once and honestly couldn't even remember him from that game. His numbers obviously looked good and I was ok with the pick as a result but without really watching him, it was damned hard to have a strong opinion.

Vilardi I'd seen play 7 or 8 times and was utterly convinced would be a top-line NHL player.

 

[Horse McHindu]

I'll have to admit that Heiskanen and Glass were my guys, but I'm obviously very happy that we got EP now.

 

[VC]

I had Vilardi, Pettersson/Glass in that range. Vilradi was my guy, wasn't expecting him to be there. Saw Pettersson as the high skill gamble and Glass as the 'safer' skill guy. Would have be happy with any. Pettersson so far has beyond met my expectations. Still trying to not get excited.

 

[Canucks1096]

All this talk in the off-season about Pettersson playing the wing and having Sutter as the center is finally put to rest.

 

[ChilliBilly]

just watched TSN's assessment and craig button's, i have never seen so much hype over a player not drafted in the top 2 in his year. The Canucks should have a simple rule; anyone gives him a dirty shot the team descends on that player and damn near kills him.

 

[Prntscrn]

Didn’t Elias himself say it was pronounced that way this past summer?

+ e (hard e/eh) + schon

Pet-e-schon

 

[Dala]

Pet-er-Son, er like first syllable of error. Pet like above. Son like... Son.
Poster above nailed the southern Swede version where r:s aren't pronounced though. :-D

 

[Grub]

When I talked with Gradin in whistler he said he personally didn't want pettersson to play wing because of the board play required, and it wouldn't help his creativity.
He wanted a winger to take a hit to make a play to Pettersson
Not Pettersson take a hit to make a play to a center

Seems like he was right. It's fun watching skate all over the middle of ice. Plus his goal was just that. A winger taking a hit (Goldobin I think).

Yep. The exact thing that Gradin told you about happened on EP’s first goal

 

[Prntscrn]

Pet-er-Son, er like first syllable of error. Pet like above. Son like... Son.
Poster above nailed the southern Swede version where r:s aren't pronounced though. :-D

Now that's insulting, I'm from Stockholm too

There is a slight r in there but it nothing you really hear when you speak it out loud because it's so fast. I don't think I've ever heard anyone pronounce it with son like in Jonsson or Johansson for example. The two S's is like sch when you're shushing someone with a simple on in the end.

Like this:

 

[LiveeviL]

Pet-er-Son, er like first syllable of error. Pet like above. Son like... Son.
Poster above nailed the southern Swede version where r:s aren't pronounced though. :-D

Yes Petter, is like Pet, not like Peat. Then what follows is like you do not know what to say: "Erh". and finally, son.

Many native English speakers around hfboards get confused by the double S in Swedish son names and sometimes compensate with doubling another letter in the name att random. It is simple a genetive S which English could have as well (Petter's son in this case).

 

[JT Milker]

+ e (hard e/eh) + schon

Pet-e-schon

I know Peet ur sun isn’t the Swedish pronounciation, I just thought it was funny that someone suggested it was bad to pronounce it as such and yet EP himself disagreed

 

[HankNDank]

Slow news day, eh?

 

[Prntscrn]

I know Peet ur sun isn’t the Swedish pronounciation, I just thought it was funny that someone suggested it was bad to pronounce it as such and yet EP himself disagreed

Yeah American(sorry Canadian) pronunciation is totally fine. Just stick with it unless you are a total geek that wants every thing correct

 

[Ryp37]

Slow news day, eh?

He put the weight concerns to rest so people had to annoy him with something else