Confirmed with Link: Pettersson Signs 8 Year Deal with the Vancouver Canucks, AAV $11.6M

[PuckMunchkin]

I'll be upset if he continues this level of play and we fizzle out against the Preds. Hope he turns it around.

I am already upset that we did not load manage Demko properly and that Tocchet has had +4 months to fix our PP and has completely failed at that task.


Elias Pettersson being too hard on him self is very likely a problem that fixes it self with time.

he needs to see a psychologist

So does every pro athlete who can afford it.

 

[Pogotheclown]

I hope his ribs heal up fast, he will be needed if nucks survive preds.

 

[Bobby9]

Man, it would be brutal if Pettersson scored 90 points a season for the duration of his contract.

And went stone cold in the post season? Yeah, it would ne horrible.

 

[Bobby9]

Ok.

You are on that side. What kind of a trade are you looking for to move him?

Cool.

So lets trade him? Who or what you looking to get back in a trade?

Jenner
Sillinger
Jiricek

Rintz
Harley

Tage
Benson
Pick

Konecny
Forester
Drysdale

Leo Carlsson

Point
Cernak
Pick

Jarvis
Nikishin
Pick

Brady
Batherson
Pick

Would drive him and his gimp wrist to the airport myself

 

[arttk]

I'll be upset if he continues this level of play and we fizzle out against the Preds. Hope he turns it around.

I think the offseason and training would be a good reset and he'll probably be fine next season BUT we don't want the team to enter the offseason anytime soon so yeah we need him to figure it out ASAP.

 

[TraderJim]

My guess is that we will be dealing with Pettersson's consistency for his entire contract while he is on the team. This isn't something that he is just going to suddenly figure out. This is who he is at this point and he is going to go MIA for stretches because he's in his head for the majority of the season. This has become a pattern.

 

[Raistlin]

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Those are my exact thoughts. I didn't notice his increased effectiveness in the dot. So it's most likely his confidence in his shot and not a wrist injury. It's his first taste of non bubble playoffs and his linemates are crap so far in postseason. Give him a few more games.

 

[rypper]

And went stone cold in the post season? Yeah, it would ne horrible.

17 points in 18 career games. HORRIBLE.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

17 points in 18 career games. HORRIBLE.

Shoulda taken Glass smfh head

 

[Slapshot_11]

17 points in 18 career games. HORRIBLE.

1 assist in 3 games

You've already lost if you're trying to use bubble stats

 

[PavelBure10]

I thought Pettersson played well tonight. Much better than his previous two playoff games this year where he was noticeable for all of the wrong reasons. Pettersson looked calmer tonight, had the assist and should of had another setting up Hoglander on a beauty pass. Progression was made tonight, even if it was in little steps.

 

[Jay26]

"Wait until the playoffs and then criticize!" they said.

Predictably the goal posts are moving again. He's been awful. He got his contract, he's on a winning team with a talented core. This is all on him at this point. The only things that's not on him is the linemates situation but he's in the echelon of players that needs to figure it out himself and make a line semi decent.

What needs to stop is the gaslighting. Nobody is a bad fan for being critical after half a season of this.

 

[Jay26]

I thought Pettersson played well tonight. Much better than his previous two playoff games this year where he was noticeable for all of the wrong reasons. Pettersson looked calmer tonight, had the assist and should of had another setting up Hoglander on a beauty pass. Progression was made tonight, even if it was in little steps.

Yes tonight was a very small step with the assist and the shot on goal. He still needs to be far more aggressive and dynamic offensively and make things happen. I think a sports psychologist is in order as well as some muscle. He's not nearly strong enough. Some have called him an embellisher and I really don't think so. I think he's just really weak on his skates.

 

[RussianRacket]

Perfectly fine tonight.

 

[LemonSauceD]

1 assist in 3 games

You've already lost if you're trying to use bubble stats

Ok let’s not use bubble stats

JT Miller has 4 goals in 64 playoff games. 29 points.

 

[Slapshot_11]

Ok let’s not use bubble stats

JT Miller has 4 goals in 64 playoff games. 29 points.

We're talking about Pettersson here

Get with the program bud

 

[Nucker101]

We're talking about Pettersson here

Get with the program bud

But using your logic, you would've vetoed the Miller trade due to his brutal playoff stats. The point is that your logic is flawed.

 

[Slapshot_11]

But using your logic, you would've vetoed the Miller trade due to his brutal playoff stats. The point is that your logic is flawed.

Miller wasn't the player back then he is today

 

[Nucker101]

Miller wasn't the player back then he is today

Ok, but your logic would've cost us Miller. Seems like flawed logic.

 

[Slapshot_11]

Ok, but your logic would've cost us Miller. Seems like flawed logic.

You're just making up logic at this point

 

[Nucker101]

You're just making up logic at this point

Not at all, the knock on Pettersson is that he's not a playoff performer, Miller was garbage in the playoffs before he got here.

 

[Slapshot_11]

Not at all, the knock on Pettersson is that he's not a playoff performer, Miller was garbage in the playoffs before he got here.

Why is miller being brought up?? We're talking about Pettersson here bud

 

[Nucker101]

Why is miller being brought up?? We're talking about Pettersson here bud

To prove that using playoff stats for a 25 year old is a pretty weak and flawed argument.

 

[Hit the post]

Why is miller being brought up?? We're talking about Pettersson here bud

Miller's cap hit ain't north of 11 million either.

 

[Slapshot_11]

To prove that using playoff stats for a 25 year old is a pretty weak and flawed argument.

I wasn't the one who brought up playoff stats originally