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Already got 5cm here in Richmond over the last hour or so and it’s still going strong. If this keeps up, I’d expect to easily hit that 10-15cm accumulation forecast by the end of the day. Driveways and side streets are covered but the main roads are still clear. Very sticky stuff though. Has the potential to become pretty slippery driving (at least for the unprepared) by the time the afternoon commute rolls around. And could get more messy if things ice up with the forecasted temperature drop in the next few days. Kids are gonna be psyched though. It was raining hard when they walked to school and so they didn’t believe me when I told them that there’d be snow by the time they came home. Looks like it’ll be a White Christmas. That’s always nice because we get together for Christmas Eve at my parents’ farm in the valley and the place is absolutely breathtaking when there’s snow. And I’m gonna get a chance to really test out my new tires on the SUV.
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Elias Pettersson | #40 | C
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Current Roster
You mean you don’t enjoy seeing this thread used for discussions of former Canuck players? Or having it turn into a meet and greet for Canucks fans of Danish descent? Sorry for my role in both. Back to Pettersson then. Here are a couple interesting tweets on how amazing Elias has been this SHL season: -
I’ve been hearing the same thing these past several weeks. And good for Jonathan. Shows real loyalty to the team that developed him, support for his teammates, appreciation for the fans that have cheered and chanted his name for the past 4 years, and helps Timrå have their best chance to re-qualify for the SHL. Makes for a pretty good storybook ending to his Swedish pro hockey career before he makes the jump to North America next season.
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Elias Pettersson | #40 | C
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Current Roster
Definitely. Based on icetime, one could even argue he was the 1C in Vancouver during some of those prime years. Kesler probably averaged a full minute more TOI/G than Henrik between 2010-11 and 2011-12. I’m not saying Kes was actually the 1C ahead of Hank. But playing 20+ minutes a night (and the most icetime of any forward), on the best team in the league, and where the other top-6 centreman just won the Art Ross and Hart—that usually means you’re pretty good. -
Elias Pettersson | #40 | C
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Current Roster
Man, this thread was already the happiest place on CDC. But with all the Danes (and half Danes) coming out of the woodwork, the hygge factor has gone through the roof. -
Is it just me or does his name sound like he should be a teen heartthrob actor starring in the latest film adaptation of a YA novel about a teenage werewolf who can’t remember where he parked his car?
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Elias Pettersson | #40 | C
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Current Roster
I can only imagine how tough it would be for an adult learning Danish with no prior family history. Hard to train your ear without having previous exposure to the language and you have to basically use your whole mouth in a different way to get some of those sounds right. In my family, the test for Canadians has always been saying “rødgrød med fløde” (wiki has a page with a decent audio clip) with a proper Danish accent. Pull that off, and you’re pretty much gold with my family. Also, especially around this time of year, proving you can consume vast amounts of snaps (akvavit with 40+% alcohol) and sild (herring) earns plenty of bonus points for non-Danes. It’s even tougher (especially for the uninitiated) than it sounds. Plenty of my Canadian buddies and past girlfriends have been utterly defeated by the 6 hour marathon of my family’s julefrokost (think 20+ courses, very heavy on fish, especially of the pickled and cured varieties, and then taking a shot of Danish firewater with each course). -
Just a couple comments on the quotes I posted earlier. I pretty much love everything Lind had to say. 1. The way he talks about playing hockey as something that quiets his mind and puts aside any emotions once the game starts. This is a great trait in any player. Hyper focused. Leaves his problems behind when he hits the ice. 2. His looking at Sam Steel and winning the WHL Player of the Year as motivation in response to being cut. Competitive fire? Yep, this kid has it. 3. The way he heaps all the credit on his teammates after having a dominant 3 point night. Team player through and through. Pure class. 4. His wanting to fight his own battles and be a player who can handle anything the game throws at him. That’s the type of player everyone wants on their team. 5. And finally, the way he turns everything back to the team and, after the whole WJC disappointment, he goes straight back into being 100% focused on his WHL season and helping the Rockets win. That’s character right there, ladies and gentlemen.
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Some good quotes from Lind in the latest “Stanks’ Sermon” blog. http://stankssermon.blogspot.ca/2017/12/rockets-lind-out-to-lessen-sting-of.html?m=1 On getting cut from TC: “It has definitely been an emotional roller-coaster for me going from heartbreak and trying to bounce back and play two games right away “It was definitely a difference for me traveling and everything. “Something that I have been through a lot is trying to stay mentally tough and just staying with the game. Hockey has been something that just takes my mind off everything it seems like. It has definitely helped me get through it.” On using it as motivation: “Sam Steel did the same thing last year, a late cut and he ended up winning WHL player of the year “I want to go out there and try and prove something and just try to play my best game.” On his 3 assist night: “I think my teammates create a lot of space for me, and they got open for me,” “I think that was the main thing. “I’ve always been kind of a playmaker, finding holes through guys’ skates and their sticks and bodies. I just try to look for that. My guys got open. “It made it easy playing with the guys I did tonight.” On the fight: “I’ve done a bit of it in my career,” said Lind. “I try to hold my own and not have anyone step in for me because I want to be a guy who can do anything.” On getting some wins heading into the break: “We had two big wins carrying a lot of momentum into the break “I think that is something that you always look for. “Now we are just going to try and carry it on and have our rest here and go into the second half on a positive side.”
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Elias Pettersson | #40 | C
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Current Roster
Yeah, us Danes apparently have potatoes lodged in our throats which cause us to butcher the language, or so I’ve heard. And we talk too fast and shorten most words by not pronouncing all the letters. The language differences are pretty funny. And my family might disown me for saying it, but I think Swedish generally sounds nicer than Danish. Interesting that Dahlén and his family pronounce their name more like Dahlen (without the accent). Is that more of a regional Swedish thing or just from all the time Ulf and the family spent overseas? Haha, yeah. I’m very Canadianized. Was fully bilingual as a kid but my Danish has eroded from years spent speaking pretty much exclusively English. My Danish comes back when I go back “home” for visits, but I need a good week or two before that part of my brain really clicks back in. Plus, I have to either hang around old folks or little kids to actually practice my Danish because most Danes speak such perfect English. -
Elias Pettersson | #40 | C
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Current Roster
I’m not a “Swedish Chef” like you (I’m Danish first language and an English native speaker), so maybe I’m hearing it wrong, but when I listen to the games and interviews from Swedish TV, both Dahlén and Dahlin sound a bit different to my ears. To me Dahlén sounds a lot like this language sample. Kind of sounds like “dah-lee-n” and has a very noticeable stressed “ee” sound before the n. The “daal-en” you suggested (at least for me) sounds more like a German pronunciation for the name Dahlen (without an accented e). And to me, Dahlin sounds a lot like this language sample. Basically to my ear, the “in” part of Dahlin and “in” part of Sedin sound roughly the same (kind of like “een”). So Dahlin sounds (to me anyway) something more like “dah-leen” instead of “daal-in.” -
No doubt. Gotta love that kind of pride and competitive fire. I was expecting a big game from Kole after getting cut and he sure didn’t disappoint. Hopefully he just keeps on rolling and puts up a massive season. There’s a long list of players who missed out on the WJC and responded by posting some amazing U20 numbers that season and then went on to excellent NHL careers. I could see Lind joining that list.
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I love DiPietro and I was really pulling for him. He’s such a passionate kid and you have to appreciate his competitive spirit and the way he battles. As well as the class and character he’s showing in response to what must be heartbreaking news. But that all said, when I try to be truly objective, I can’t really argue with the reasoning behind cutting him in favour of Hart and Point. I mean, all else being equal, you go with the older, more experienced goalie: Carter Hart is 19 Colton Point is 19 Michael DiPietro is 18 All else being equal, you go with the taller goaltender: Carter Hart is 6’2” Colton Point is 6’4” Michael DiPietro is 6’0” All else being equal, you go with the goalie with the most impressive stats: Carter Hart: 0.961 Sv% 1.32 GAA (WHL) Colton Point: 0.938 Sv% 1.90 GAA (NCAA) Michael DiPietro: 0.917 Sv% 2.67 GAA (OHL) None of the above are equal. DiPietro is the youngest, shortest, and statistically worst of the three. He’s a great kid and a very good prospect. But he just doesn’t stack up well enough against the other two goalies. He would have needed to absolutely blow them out of the water at selection camp for him to have any real chance of making it past the final cuts. But there’s always next year. And hopefully, DiPietro will enter his next WJC camp as one of the older guys (at 19) and posting some of the best stats among U20 goalies that season. He’ll probably still be one of the shortest of the bunch, but hopefully he’ll be so far in front in all the other areas that he’ll be the obvious choice to backstop Canada for the next tournament.
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Pucks finally going in for Matt with some regularity. 5 goals (and 10 points) in his last 9 games, after going 24 games without a goal (and only 8 assists during that stretch). He has the 4th most shots on goal (103 SOG) this season among OHL defensemen, and could easily have double his current goal count (and a few more assists) if the hockey gods had been a little kinder to him over his first two dozen games. Would be great to see him keep rolling through the second half and maybe break 15 goals and 40 points this season. If he keeps shooting the puck like he has been, it might just happen.
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Elias Pettersson | #40 | C
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Current Roster
Maybe make it a drinking game? Pretty good chance they mess up on Elias and Pettersson and all but guaranteed they butcher the pronunciation of Växjö. -
Yeah, when he ended that primary point streak, it pretty much ruined my day. Good to see him back on track. Sets up the game tying goal, scores the game winner, and then turns the dial down individually so that his teammates can have a chance to contribute an insurance goal. Timra wins 3-1. One of these days I’ll take another look at his season in terms of his close situations numbers. Last I checked, his production was pretty remarkable in terms of his share of primary points on Timrå’s game tying and game winning goals. He’s been very clutch this year, as well as producing just sparkling raw points per game.
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This is Hockey Canada we’re talking about. Probably shouldn’t try to use logic and reason to understand or predict their rather mercurial and arcane decision making processes.
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Dahlén with a goal and a primary assist today as Timrå leads 2-1 going into the third period against Vita Hästen. He’s two thirds of the way through game 20 of his season and he has 24 points (11 goals and 13 assists).
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Elias Pettersson | #40 | C
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Current Roster
He became a professional poker player. And not a bad one apparently. Around $2 million in casino tournament winnings plus whatever else he makes in cash games and online. -
The scouting reports generally seems to refer to Juolevi’s slapshot as “comparatively weak” or “slightly below average.” I'm not sure this is completely true. “Rarely used” seems more accurate, at least earlier in his career. Maybe also “inconsistent” would be appropriate. I’ve certainly seen him get off some real muffins. But I’ve also seen him blast ones like looked strong enough to rip twine. He’s definitely hanging around the right guy in Salo to perfect his technique and make his slapper a more regular part of his arsenal. Getting bigger and stronger (which he’s already doing) will also help. So I wouldn’t be surprised if Juolevi eventually provides a pretty consistent “bomb” from the point, in addition to his many other skills. It’s also less about pure MPH and more about timing and accuracy, and getting shots through and on net, as Canucks fans well know. In any case, Juolevi’s shot sure looked effective during his last game:
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Jack Rathbone | #3 | D
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME replied to Tomato Pajamas's topic in Prospects / Farm Team
Since I posted some bad news earlier (Rathbone being injured), here’s some good news: “I read somewhere that he might’ve been a first-round pick if not for playing high school hockey.” https://canucksarmy.com/2017/12/12/canucksarmy-monday-mailbag-december-11th-part-deux/ I actually read the same thing as JD mentions in the above quote. And like him, I can’t remember the source. But I can vouch for the content. Would be pretty amazing if our first 5 picks in 2017 (Pettersson, Lind, Gadjovich, DiPietro, Rathbone) all ended up being first round level talents.- 3,880 replies
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Jack Rathbone | #3 | D
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No doubt. Hopefully he’s not out for very long. From the way it was described, he may have gotten hurt during those Mass Selects games he played before Dexter’s season started. Sounds kinda like he may have just played through it and then they eventually realized he needed to sit for a bit and heal up. “Senior D Jack Rathbone will be out for a few weeks, the result of a nagging knee injury suffered in fall hockey.”- 3,880 replies
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Jack Rathbone | #3 | D
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So through the grapevine of the Canucks Army “Blackfish Report” comments section (credit to “SJ”), Rathbone had 2 assists in Dexter’s 2 preseason scrimmages and then had 1 goal and 2 assists through Dexter’s first 3 games this season. And now apparently he’s out due to a nagging knee injury and will miss an upcoming tournament. Doesn’t sound too serious though. https://canucksarmy.com/2017/12/14/blackfish-canucksarmy-prospect-report-december-14th-2017/- 3,880 replies
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I tend to agree. Initially, I hoped to see Dahlén playing in the AHL or SHL this season. But given where Timrå stand right now, I’d enjoy watching him see things through to the end (and hopefully a return to the SHL for 2018-19). He joined that organization the year after they were demoted IIRC, and has been a big part of working their way back to potentially requalifying for the SHL after five years absence. If he can help them get over that final hurtle, it would put a very nice feather in the cap of his career with Timrå. Which would be a fitting way for him to close out his Swedish career before jumping to North America. Plus, leading Timrå back to the SHL might very well earn him free drinks for life (if he hasn’t already) in many of their local establishments.
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As far as what the above has to say about the relative competitiveness between SHL and HockeyAllsvenskan, I’d say the results of the SHL qualifiers offer some information. On average, each year you generally see one of the bottom SHL teams retain their position and another demoted and replaced by a HockeyAllsvenskan team. Some years, both SHL teams win the qualifiers and there’s no turnover. Other years, both bottom SHL teams are replaced. Which suggests that, generally speaking, the top HockeyAllsvenskan teams are pretty similar in quality to the bottom SHL teams. A very good Allsvenskan team might even be equal to 7-10 ranked SHL team (basically a bubble team for the SHL playoffs), but more often than not, the top Allsvenskan teams are roughly equal to the SHL teams in the 11-14 range. The SHL is also considered to have some of the highest parity among European leagues, so outside of the absolute cream of the crop, dominant SHL teams (like a Växjö this year), there’s not a tonne separating the bulk of the teams and therefore, a very good Allsvenskan team isn’t really all that different from a middling SHL team. I’d expect a team like Timrå could hold their own against SHL competition most nights. They’d likely have a negative goal differential for the season (if their current roster played in the SHL). And the equivalencies seem to support this (a quick and dirty calculation suggests Timrå would be somewhere around -13 goal differential in the SHL, versus their current +18 In Allsvenskan). So they’d most likely lose more games than they’d win, but they probably also wouldn’t get embarrassed on most nights. And more often then not, they would have a decent enough chance to win any individual games against an SHL team (even Växjö).