Player Discussion Elias Pettersson, Pt. XII

[Icebreakers]

Well if he slumps this year at least it means he would get much smaller AAV on his next deal IE Barzal on a 3 year deal.

 

[DS7]

Well if he slumps this year at least it means he would get much smaller AAV on his next deal IE Barzal on a 3 year deal.

People say worst case scenario for us is we end up like 2017 Oilers. I'd say best case scenario is we can sign petey to a Nate Mackinnon style long term deal due to a slump

 

[elitepete]

I don't like to say this but the best thing for the canucks future would probably be that Hughes and Pettersson have lacklustre seasons. If they play like a top-5 centre and top-5 defenceman in the league this year they are going to be able to command the equivalent contracts.

Nah, I hope they cash the f*** out. They will be worth it long term, especially when the cap starts going back up.

It keeps Benning from f***ing up the team with more Erikssons/Sutters/Myers/Beagle/Baertschi and on and on and on and on and on

 

[PuckMunchkin]

So we are in a situation where we hope our franchise center and d-man play badly so we dont have to pay them?

 

[CpatainCanuck]

So we are in a situation where we hope our franchise center and d-man play badly so we dont have to pay them?

It’s a question of dollars and cents. If both players happened to have career years this year and are paid accordingly but then regress, the Canucks will be hamstrung. A repeat of the Toronto situation or even worse than that.

Of course a situation where the players steadily keep improving for the next 6-7
years would be ideal.

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

I wonder if Green’s coaching has had any effect on Pettersson? He’s nowhere near as dynamic as he used to be so I wonder if his natural instincts have been muted? Other than that I don’t really know what’s wrong with him, but he doesn’t seem to even want to shoot. Maybe it’s just a confidence thing?

 

[timw33]

So we are in a situation where we hope our franchise center and d-man play badly so we dont have to pay them?

If we want to have any money to build a roster around them for the next few years, then kinda, yeah. It's not a situation we should be in for a team that missed the playoffs for 4 years and slipped into the playoffs because of a pandemic. All of this was completely avoidable of course.

 

[MrOT]

Pettersson can't play with 2 non possession wingers (Virtanen Boeser). It works with Miller and Boeser as a sniper but with Boeser and Virtanen he just can't get any possession play going.

 

[4Twenty]

If I could use one word to describe his play so far it would be dopey.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Pettersson can't play with 2 non possession wingers (Virtanen Boeser). It works with Miller and Boeser as a sniper but with Boeser and Virtanen he just can't get any possession play going.

Virtanen should never ever be anywhere near EP.

shouldnt matter if every other player is injured.

EP needs to play with people that have an IQ.

 

[canuckfan75]

he is struggling for sure.

 

[Oliewud]

too much twitch streaming

 

[lennor]

too much twitch streaming

You’re right he should of trained for 16 hours a day in the off season.

 

[David71]

he's been invisible.

 

[Slapshot_11]

I wonder if Green’s coaching has had any effect on Pettersson? He’s nowhere near as dynamic as he used to be so I wonder if his natural instincts have been muted? Other than that I don’t really know what’s wrong with him, but he doesn’t seem to even want to shoot. Maybe it’s just a confidence thing?

I remember when Bo would always try to dangle people and it sorta stopped after green became the coach so who knows

 

[RussianRacket]

I remember when Bo would always try to dangle people and it sorta stopped after green became the coach so who knows

Horvat always trying to pull the same toe drag move was a guaranteed turnover so I'm not sure if you're trying to criticize Green here or...?

 

[NuxFan09]

Guy needs to figure out his shit fast.

 

[Breakers]

He is costing himself some serious coin.

 

[mriswith]

He is costing himself some serious coin.

Combined with covid, it's the perfect storm to sign him for 8 years.

 

[CherryToke]

Take your time Petey

 

[HockeyWooot]

He looks slower than normal. Not straightline speed, but just in general. Not as silky smooth or elusive as normal.

Did he try to bulk up this offseason?

 

[Breakers]

Combined with covid, it's the perfect storm to sign him for 8 years.

yeah you have no idea what a player is thinking.

but Pettersson strikes me as very confident in himself so I can see him saying bridge deal, instead of negotiating off this season that most predicted he should be point per game or higher.

 

[Breakers]

He looks slower than normal. Not straightline speed, but just in general. Not as silky smooth or elusive as normal.

Did he try to bulk up this offseason?

he didn’t use the same trainer.

his personal trainer is the head strength and conditioning coach for Vaxjo named Robert Lygdback as he didn’t go back to Sweden.

he stayed in Vancouver and trained with canuck staff, and we know of their short comings with players showing up not in shape.

 

[canuckking1]

He looks like someone hit him over the head with a bat and took away 50 of his IQ points. Never seen him making so many unforced errors.

 

[blfr]

Pettersson, for all his struggles so far, is somehow leading the team plus/minus with plus 3