Apotheosis
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Dahlin and I don't even think twice. His offensive metrics are actually elite right now and he's quite composed defensively for an 18 year old Dman.
Petterson or Dahlin?
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Dahlin is a year and half younger, and playing very good D while on pace to score 45+ points this year....and his offensive game is getting much better as the season continues. I'd take Petersson this year, but Dahlin going forward
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MarkusNaslund19
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Than you're either trolling or don't understand hockey at all. Both answers mean that you are wasting people's time by posting this.
ManWithNoName
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Dahlin will most likely have a better career, but as a Swede I'm happier about the development of Pettersson than Dahlin.
We have had so many elite d-men during the last couple of years, but no real exceptional forward except Filip Forsberg.
We have had so many elite d-men during the last couple of years, but no real exceptional forward except Filip Forsberg.
bookmarked! The kid is ppg over the last 7 games and is getting better and better.
Healthy DiPietro
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I'll take the #1 Dman with his skillset in nearly all scenarios. Granted, I absolutely love Pettersson's game but it's so much more difficult to get that blue liner that checks nearly all the boxes you would want eating a ton of minutes every game.
JuniorNelson
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If you've seen both live, Petterson looks like Gretzky. It sounds absurdist but it's true. The difference is in supporting cast. When Gretzky was on Team Canada he played a different game with unfamiliar team mates. That's what Petterson is playing like. He has abilities his team mates cannot comprehend. He certainly doesn't have a team built around him. It's a tragic waste, IMO.
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The difference between Gretzky and Pettersson is supporting cast? Seriously....
Panthaz89
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Stop with the comparisons already....Crosby has had worse wingers throughout his career and continued to rack up assists regardless of who he was playing with.
12 points for dahlin now in 23 games.
Beast.
He will make a lot of mistakes but that’s how dahlin has to play to Be good.
This is not a defensemen that’s going to make the safe play this is the guy who’s going to be confident and trust his instincts and if it doesen’t work out he seems to make a good second or third decision, that it doesent totally backfire.
The mistakes will get cleaned up as he learns to adapt to this ice, this culture, this league as he gets to Be an adult.
We can attribute lots of things to being 15-6-2 but dahlins just been terrific.
I think people who watch him that have said bad things maybe just expect too much. They’re not being very rational with expectations, almost thinking there going to see prime lidstrom when they watch him.
This is a kid playing a position that takes longer then any other to learn and be good at. Look at how long it took Hedman.
The fact Dahlin has adapted so well and we’re only 25 percent into the first year of his career is frightening.
Beast.
He will make a lot of mistakes but that’s how dahlin has to play to Be good.
This is not a defensemen that’s going to make the safe play this is the guy who’s going to be confident and trust his instincts and if it doesen’t work out he seems to make a good second or third decision, that it doesent totally backfire.
The mistakes will get cleaned up as he learns to adapt to this ice, this culture, this league as he gets to Be an adult.
We can attribute lots of things to being 15-6-2 but dahlins just been terrific.
I think people who watch him that have said bad things maybe just expect too much. They’re not being very rational with expectations, almost thinking there going to see prime lidstrom when they watch him.
This is a kid playing a position that takes longer then any other to learn and be good at. Look at how long it took Hedman.
The fact Dahlin has adapted so well and we’re only 25 percent into the first year of his career is frightening.
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Petterson is unbelievable, but I'm still taking Dahlin here. He's just starting to get comfortable.
4 points, -1 in his first 12 games. 8 points, +7 in his last 10 games. You can see that he still makes some rookie mistakes, but they are already getting less common, and his confidence is climbing.
And - he plays D.
4 points, -1 in his first 12 games. 8 points, +7 in his last 10 games. You can see that he still makes some rookie mistakes, but they are already getting less common, and his confidence is climbing.
And - he plays D.
koyvoo
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Superstar 1C vs superstar 1D I’d pick based on team need.
They’ll both be top 5-10 players in the league soon enough.
They’ll both be top 5-10 players in the league soon enough.
I could see that. CAR, LAK & DAL might be the only teams who would make that choice.
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Royal Thunder
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I'll say this, it's hard to narrow down what the ceiling is for both of them. Just unreal ability with an absolute ton of room to grow.
Do you view Horvat as an overly competent 2C in the future? I like the way he's progressing as a fan of a different team. Asking only out of curiosity, not sarcasm. Not saying that the addition of Petterson isn't fantastic, but I think Horvat has 1C potential, and that can only be great for VAN.
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Horvat is a great player, probably goes top 5 in a 2013 re-draft. But no, I don't think he's a 1c on a Cup winning team which is the end goal.
we had this debate on the Canucks forum before Pettersson came over and 1/4 of the votes, which includes mine voted Dahlin over EP + 5th overall. Ask that again and our front office and not a chance
