Suzuki vs Pettersson (DEFENSIVE AWARENESS)

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Same draft year but Suzuki is 10 months younger.

Both young centres are known for their two way abilities.


Question is, who do you think will be the more effective shut down player when it’s all said and done?

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[Kunta Kinte]

I love Suzuki. But this is Pettersson.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

I’m sorry Montreal fans but this is going to to be a landslide.

 

[LemonSauceD]

What is with Suzuki and being a defensive shutdown center? The stats suggest he’s average. It’s like the misconception Horvat was a two way centerman. He never was.

Hischier and Pettersson will be battling out Selke’s the next decade.

Suzuki is a 2nd line center in an ideal situation. He’s a Horvat clone. Nothing in his game screams this 1st line defensive centre.

 

[Mrb1p]

Suzuki is good but he plays way too deep and tries to compensate for the poor goaltending/defending that Habs have, he'd be better off being a 50/50 player like Pettersson, it accomplishes way more puck possession overall and creates more offense. EP is a better ice-slanter and Suzuki is just very good at zone play, I mean, you have to be after playing in your zone for so long on this god awful team.

What is with Suzuki and being a defensive shutdown center? The stats suggest he’s average. It’s like the misconception Horvat was a two way centerman. He never was.

Hischier and Pettersson will be battling out Selke’s the next decade.

Suzuki is a 2nd line center in an ideal situation. He’s a Horvat clone. Nothing in his game screams this 1st line defensive centre.

Suzuki and Horvat have very little in common.

 

[Three On Zero]

Pettersson, by a lot

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Pettersson is currently better in every regard

 

[WetcoastOrca]

In before this one’s closed for lop sided result.

 

[Rowlet]

There's literally nothing that Suzuki has on Pettersson.

 

[HockeyWooot]

Suzuki is no slouch, but it's Pettersson for me.

 

[kranuck]

Pettersson

 

[canuckking1]

Suzuki sucks defensively without Danault to cover for him.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

Cmon.

EP is several levels above.

 

[biturbo19]

Suzuki is more than decent in this regard, but Pettersson's defensive awareness is on another level. It's genuinely pretty special. He's a weird weak little alien of a player, but his awareness is off the charts to make him so effective as a two-way player anyway. His ability to anticipate lanes and intercept pucks is phenomenal.


Suzuki is more "reactive" and generally on top of things. Pettersson often seems like he's "proactive" in jumping passing lanes before that offensive player even knows they're making that pass. It's wild sometimes.

 

[dirtydanglez]

suzuki coughing the puck up for a lundell goal didn't help his chances.

 

[The Nuge]

Pettersson I guess, but he’s seriously overhyped defensively

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Pettersson I guess, but he’s seriously overhyped defensively

I’d say the opposite. He’s underrated.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Petterson.

Suzuki is still improving, which is a huge positive, but still loses today and more than likely loses tomorrow.

 

[Canadienna]

Suzuki is very good at picking off passes in all three zones. I think that's where his rep for defensive play comes from.

But in the traditional sense, he can be prone to running around in his own zone and having trouble breaking a cycle. He has some great back checks but it's not a big part of his game.

I don't watch a ton of Petterson, but I still feel inclined to give him the vote just because I think Suzuki's defensive game is over stated.

 

[Siludin]

Gonna vote for the only guy on the list whose name + Selke has appeared in the same post.

 

[lawrence]

Petey is on the selllke conversation this year.

 

[Hunter368]

Lopsided result, closed