Popular Post Rob_Zepp Posted February 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2018 I don't know how any objective fan of the Vancouver Canucks can watch this kid, watch Lind, watch OJ, watch Dahlen, watch Demko and so forth and not see something fundamentally different on the horizon than has been the case for the team for a long, long time. Boeser was the first of this next wave. Virtanen and Horvat are finding their games. What a fun team this could be to watch in a few years (as early as next) with players like EP. 6 7 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nave Posted February 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2018 Pettersson makes me feel so happy and lucky to be a Canucks fan. Love what Benning is doing. 2 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cory40 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 52 minutes ago, Rob_Zepp said: I don't know how any objective fan of the Vancouver Canucks can watch this kid, watch Lind, watch OJ, watch Dahlen, watch Demko and so forth and not see something fundamentally different on the horizon than has been the case for the team for a long, long time. Boeser was the first of this next wave. Virtanen and Horvat are finding their games. What a fun team this could be to watch in a few years (as early as next) with players like EP. I am so excited to see even next year how much better this team can get. I know we need the Sedins but man they don't get going until Jan or Feb. That's something that needs to be considered if we sign them. EP looks ready and he naturally creates space for himself by how good he can pass. Backs defenders off him. Like the goal today three defensemen between him and the other team mate and they all backed off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Rob_Zepp said: I don't know how any objective fan of the Vancouver Canucks can watch this kid, watch Lind, watch OJ, watch Dahlen, watch Demko and so forth and not see something fundamentally different on the horizon than has been the case for the team for a long, long time. Boeser was the first of this next wave. Virtanen and Horvat are finding their games. What a fun team this could be to watch in a few years (as early as next) with players like EP. 100percent behind this. Been following the team even back to when the Sedins were prospects. It’s never been this deep and it’s not even close. Summer of 2000 we had the Sedins(forsberg twins) Bryan Allen former 4th pick in 98 aka Chris pronger Reni vydarney, josh Holden, Brandon Reid and Harold druken. At no point was it was ever this deep. Very exciting times hopefully benning strikes out at 2018 draft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, cory40 said: I know we need the Sedins but man they don't get going until Jan or Feb. How about we don't sign them until closer to Jan...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cory40 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 ONE MORE POINT AND THIS DESERVES A CONGRADULATIONS THREAD FROM CDC....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GrizzlyAdams Posted February 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2018 Elias is now tied for second in SHL scoring, and only three points being the leader (Ryan Lasch) for first. Few things: - Lasch has played 7 more games than EP - Lasch is +1 on the year, EP is +22 (He's only been on the ice for 12 5v5 goals against) - If EP gets one more point, he not only passes Foppa for second all-time, he would break the Vaxjo record for points in a season 9 2 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKnight Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 4 hours ago, NaveJoseph said: Pettersson makes me feel so happy and lucky to be a Canucks fan. Love what Benning is doing. Vancouver media would think differently. But, lets face it they are a bunch of bitter old men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Qwags Posted February 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, Bigturk8 said: Can we get a NSFW tag, pls? They're children here. Edited February 28, 2018 by Qwags 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 12 hours ago, Bigturk8 said: And he said.. Ain't nothin' gonna break-a my stride Nobody gonna slow me down, oh no I got to keep on movin' Ain't nothin' gonna break-a my stride I'm running and I won't touch ground Oh no, I got to keep on movin' 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 It's weird to say, but we may have actually gotten the best forward in the top five. Hischier and Patrick are playing in the NHL but aren't exactly taking it by storm. What Pettersson has done thus far this season is basically unheard of. He's been that dominate. After drafting Virtanen and Juolevi (both of whom I think will still be really solid NHL'ers, Jake is gradually rounding into form) it's really nice to see how excited most fans seem to be now that the draft dust has settled. If Elias can translate even some of his potential to the NHL and fill out we've got ourselves a real game changing player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 9 hours ago, AlwaysACanuckFan said: And he said.. Ain't nothin' gonna break-a my stride Nobody gonna slow me down, oh no I got to keep on movin' Ain't nothin' gonna break-a my stride I'm running and I won't touch ground Oh no, I got to keep on movin' I've had that damn song in my head all morning because of you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon.Duck Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Not sure if someones's brought this up, but I appreciate how Pettersson is not a one-trick pony. Meaning he's top 5 in goal scoring and top 5 assists. If you look at the U20 comps, many were skewed one way or another. Thus, although the point totals are in the top (Pettersson #2 right now overall), it's balanced (Grabner in the NHL is a good example of skew). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brbetts542 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 39 minutes ago, Oregon.Duck said: Not sure if someones's brought this up, but I appreciate how Pettersson is not a one-trick pony. Meaning he's top 5 in goal scoring and top 5 assists. If you look at the U20 comps, many were skewed one way or another. Thus, although the point totals are in the top (Pettersson #2 right now overall), it's balanced (Grabner in the NHL is a good example of skew). Is Wayne Gretzky a good example as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 On 2/26/2018 at 7:09 AM, coastal.view said: sure you can fill roster spots with ufas who have no ties to this team and would not necessarily fit in easily we added some this past off season only 1 signed a 1 year contract; the only one who really panned out so you must be prepared to commit to ufas on contracts longer then 1 year? cuz that will clog up the youth pipeline a lot more Vanek worked out. So did signing MDZ? Which allowed Juolevi to go to Europe. Did not force us to pop McEneny into the line up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 11 hours ago, AlwaysACanuckFan said: Ain't nothin' gonna break-a my stride 2 hours ago, aGENT said: I've had that damn song in my head all morning because of you LOL, the video offers even more disturbing images to do your head in... Your welcome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ForsbergTheGreat Posted February 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Coconuts said: It's weird to say, but we may have actually gotten the best forward in the top five. Hischier and Patrick are playing in the NHL but aren't exactly taking it by storm. What Pettersson has done thus far this season is basically unheard of. He's been that dominate. After drafting Virtanen and Juolevi (both of whom I think will still be really solid NHL'ers, Jake is gradually rounding into form) it's really nice to see how excited most fans seem to be now that the draft dust has settled. If Elias can translate even some of his potential to the NHL and fill out we've got ourselves a real game changing player. What hischier is doing is really impressive. He’s a skinny (175lb) 19 year old, centering a first line in the NHL in one of the toughest divisions. On any giving night he’s matched up against Crosby/Malkin, backstrom, Tavares, giroux and is still managing to put up 41 points in 63 games. Pettersson still could very well (and I hope he does) be the best forward/pick in the top 5 but I don’t think it’s fair to undersell how good hischer has been this year. 3 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegionOfDoom Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, ForsbergTheGreat said: What hischier is doing is really impressive. He’s a skinny (175lb) 19 year old, centering a first line in the NHL in one of the toughest divisions. On any giving night he’s matched up against Crosby/Malkin, backstrom, Tavares, giroux and is still managing to put up 41 points in 63 games. Pettersson still could very well (and I hope he does) be the best forward/pick in the top 5 but I don’t think it’s fair to undersell how good hischer has been this year. I’m glad you said this I’m still unsure If hall is packing him or he’s the reason hall has maybe found his game but whatever he’s doing I expect a good career out of this kid, full props to devils rebuilding there organization in 3 years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, LegionOfDoom said: I’m glad you said this I’m still unsure If hall is packing him or he’s the reason hall has maybe found his game but whatever he’s doing I expect a good career out of this kid, full props to devils rebuilding there organization in 3 years Just the Devils? You might owe this man an apology 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon.Duck Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, brbetts542 said: Is Wayne Gretzky a good example as well? Pretty sure the great one is top 5 in both all-time :P. For Gretzky it's relative. A lot of Pettersson's assists are primary as well. I wouldn't dare compare Pettersson to Gretzky though. I wouldn't even compare McDavid. Gretzky got 517 points in 85 games in one season in a junior league. Let that sink in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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