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Player Discussion Elias Pettersson - Second Half Pete
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rypper
21-12-05 it's finally over.
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If the season so far has you down, read through the replies to this tweet, and enjoy how wrong so many fans of the team were:
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canuckking1
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Considering Miller damn near had 100 points last year. That's pretty surprising
90+ points top 5 Selke season if healthy. This guy is doing it all.
PuckMunchkin
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He deserves to be top 6 in Selke votes but that is one of the most reputation based awards in the league.
Leon Draisaitl & JT Miller have got Selke votes, EP has never got any. To be blunt, the voters are really f***in dumb.
canuckking1
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He’s actually shooting below his career average. Wonder if he’ll heat up even more as the goals start piling up.
Pettersson is 6th in the league in even strength points. Just 9 PP points. That's always a really good sign.
13th in league scoring overall.
13th in league scoring overall.
If the dude could re-learn how to hit the net on the PP, he could challenge for a McDavid injured season Ross, alla Sedins.
PuckMunchkin
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Yes if you can get rid of Boeser Myers Miller and OEL and replace them with elite level top 4 D men and a matchup center.
This is the "playoffs EP" that many thought had the potential to be a top 5-10 C in the league. My only concern is his wrist. Is his shot seemingly less accurate because of an injury of just an anomaly?
If we could find him a play driving winger, we could have an awesome top line for many years. (I still hope that this winger is Podz but we sure are messing with his development this year.)
If we could find him a play driving winger, we could have an awesome top line for many years. (I still hope that this winger is Podz but we sure are messing with his development this year.)
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He’s been exceptional, an elite 200 foot player. By the eye test there looks like there’s more upside offensively.
kanucks25
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He tries to be too perfect on those shots.
Most of the time he won't even pull the trigger if the pass isn't 100% on point (albeit Hughes does unnecessarily provide too many crap passes).
When he does shoot he either misses the net or hits the post (same thing) trying to pick corners.
Just get it on net and good things will happen, my man.
bandwagonesque
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He really just acts as a static shooter on the PP who rarely moves around much or has passing options unless he has to retrieve the puck. I'd like to see an umbrella deployment with Pettersson as the high point man, risky as that might seem.
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PuckMunchkin
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How awful do the trade suggestions on these boards 12 months ago look right now?
Id be down with that for a try. Give Miller the one-timer/shooter spot, he's got the quick release, and ofcourse can find Kuz for the tap-ins. Maybe Hughes can be on the left, feeding the bumper. Tell EP to just rip, and don't check on any players he may injure with his shot. 2012 Kovalchuk like.
Kuz and Bo are just fine as is.
They could also, wild thought... move around on occasion. Whatever the hell they're doing is statistically working great though, but damn if it ain't ugly.
rypper
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Chairman Maouth
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Andrew Walker used to post tweets where he had a modeling photo of his under his tweet about sports. You know what I mean - like a guy modeling a shirt and pants in a men's catalogue. Creepy, douchy, egotistical, and worthy of mocking, which I did on more than one occasion.
There can be not doubt that EP is playing at an elite level... right now but we are in December and there's a lot of season left. He is 100% healthy (despite the constant suggestions that he is "playng hurt" or "nursing an injury"). IMHO this is pretty much as good as it's going to get; he might improve a bit but, again IMHO, I think it is far more likely he will sustain some sort of injury that doesn't cause him to miss any games but knocks him off his game enough to seriously hinder his play. We have seen this before with him. Now as far as I care as long as FAQ is hell bent on running this team into the ground I say give EP a trillion dollars and then wait for the inevitable career ruining injury to turn him into next year's Miller, Eriksson etc. If that doesn't happen I pretty much guarantee he demands a trade somewhere glitzier. He doesn't sound committed to this team/city to me. Enjoy it while you can...
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