Hockey IQ: Marner Vs. Pettersson

[authentic]

there are high IQ plays that lead to nothing just like there are low IQ plays that lead to goals, otherwise we would never see any garbage goals

That lead to not going in of course... but to nothing as in not even a scoring chance is what I meant, or thought you meant. Also Gretzky, Crosby and Tavares are known for scoring a ton of garbage goals, it's called being in the right place at the right time.

 

[authentic]

The thing I'm wondering too is if Pettersson is indeed the smarter player already, has a far better shot which he does, is a better stickhandler (it's close though), but lacks the overall skating ability of Marner, you would figure he would be scoring on par with him or atleast pretty close despite having worse players to play with. I think it's more likely that he's not quite as smart of a player as Marner quite yet or is maybe roughly on the same level rather than being clearly smarter.

 

[LeafsNation75]

The thing I'm wondering too is if Pettersson is indeed the smarter player already, has a far better shot which he does, is a better stickhandler (it's close though), but lacks the overall skating ability of Marner, you would figure he would be scoring on par with him or atleast pretty close despite having worse players to play with. I think it's more likely that he's not quite as smart of a player as Marner quite yet or is maybe roughly on the same level rather than being clearly smarter.

Since Marner is starting to shot more and as a result is scoring more goals, isn't it to early to say that Pettersson has a better shot?

 

[Ainec]

Since Marner is starting to shot more and as a result is scoring more goals, isn't it to early to say that Pettersson has a better shot?

Pettersson's shot is elite

 

[authentic]

Since Marner is starting to shot more and as a result is scoring more goals, isn't it to early to say that Pettersson has a better shot?

Not at all, if anything it's more a testament to Marner's IQ, their shots are not close to being close.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Pettersson's shot is elite

Marner's shot is just as elite when he uses it to his advantage.

 

[LeafsNation75]

This is Marner's most recent goal and why his shot is just as lethal.

 

[Hugh Mungus]

Marner's shot is just as elite when he uses it to his advantage.

this ones hysterical

 

[Hugh Mungus]

If this were true already (which it clearly isn't), he wouldn't be scoring far less points, I don't care who their linemates are.

Don't kid yourself, pettersson does everything better than marner. Switch their situations and the numbers would be a lot different, even you know this, I don't expect you to admit it though

 

[Ainec]

Marner's shot is just as elite when he uses it to his advantage.

I don't think so. But I think everything else is elite.

Matthews shot is elite though but less hockey iq than Marner

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

Pettersson's shot is elite

Leaf fan definately in agreement that Pettersson's shot is both elite /better than Marner's.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

This is Marner's most recent goal and why his shot is just as lethal.

Meh. You can probably find a highlight where every NHL player makes a good shot.
I think Marners playmaking is elite. His shot. Not so much. Not saying his shot isn’t good but it’s not near the top like Matthews and Pettersson.

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Voted Marner

 

[authentic]

Don't kid yourself, pettersson does everything better than marner. Switch their situations and the numbers would be a lot different, even you know this, I don't expect you to admit it though

He doesn't have the vision or skating ability and isn't as strong on the puck yet, you are the one who's kidding yourself. Even if they were to switch situations and their point totals swapped, how would that make Pettersson better? This is a delusional opinion.

 

[Spirit of 67]

Voted Marner because this is nothing more than a popularity contest and I like him better.

 

[1972]

Marners shot is elite? In what world. This is a ridiculously tough comparison since Marner is a third year player and Pettersson is a rookie.

 

[Hugh Mungus]

He doesn't have the vision or skating ability and isn't as strong on the puck yet, you are the one who's kidding yourself. Even if they were to switch situations and their point totals swapped, how would that make Pettersson better? This is a delusional opinion.

The things you mentioned are so terribly false, marner has better vision than Pettersson? Give me a break. Skating is a wash and Pettersson's play style doesn't require him to be awfully strong on the puck, so I'll give you that.

 

[authentic]

The things you mentioned are so terribly false, marner has better vision than Pettersson? Give me a break. Skating is a wash and Pettersson's play style doesn't require him to be awfully strong on the puck, so I'll give you that.

Lol... keep dreaming.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Meh. You can probably find a highlight where every NHL player makes a good shot.
I think Marners playmaking is elite. His shot. Not so much. Not saying his shot isn’t good but it’s not near the top like Matthews and Pettersson.

So how come Babcock was telling him to shot more? He obviously see's he's got a great shot when he can use it to his advantage.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

So how come Babcock was telling him to shot more? He obviously see's he's got a great shot when he can use it to his advantage.

He's got a decent not great shot. He needs to shoot more so that the opposition sees him as a threat to score rather than just pass all the time. His shot is not close to Matthews, or Pettersson's though.

 

[sufferer]

Pettersson has freak extraterrestrial IQ whereas Marner only has generic high Neanderthal IQ.