Bure_Pavel Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Goldobin - Horvat - Boeser Baer - Pettersson - Eriksson Rousell - Sutter - Virtanen Leipsic - Beagle - Schaller Makes sense to start 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCanuck94 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 If EP is ready to play center right away, it stabilizes our team nicely having a C core of Bo, EP, Sutter and Beagle. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, MrCanuck94 said: If EP is ready to play center right away, it stabilizes our team nicely having a C core of Bo, EP, Sutter and Beagle. That would be the ideal situation but I think it may take him 20 games or so to adjust to the smaller ice surface, the overall speed of the game and getting familiar with both new systems and line mates. I am confident he will do all of this but just not sure of the timeline that it will take him. You are right that once he is comfortable in the position the depth at center will be much improved and even with injuries Adam Gaudette will be waiting in the wings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure_Pavel Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, Kootenay Gold said: That would be the ideal situation but I think it may take him 20 games or so to adjust to the smaller ice surface, the overall speed of the game and getting familiar with both new systems and line mates. I am confident he will do all of this but just not sure of the timeline that it will take him. You are right that once he is comfortable in the position the depth at center will be much improved and even with injuries Adam Gaudette will be waiting in the wings. With three shutdown centers in Horvat, Sutter, and Beagle hopefully they can give Pettersson favorable matchups and mostly O zone starts until he gets his feet wet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Bure_Pavel said: Goldobin - Horvat - Boeser Baer - Pettersson - Eriksson Rousell - Sutter - Virtanen Leipsic - Beagle - Schaller Makes sense to start Unless LE has an epiphany in the offseason it's probably best to keep that anchor as far away from EP40 as possible. I'd swap JV with LE and add Gaudette in lieu of Dr. Schaller(who's injured iirc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 46 minutes ago, Kootenay Gold said: That would be the ideal situation but I think it may take him 20 games or so to adjust to the smaller ice surface, the overall speed of the game and getting familiar with both new systems and line mates. I am confident he will do all of this but just not sure of the timeline that it will take him. You are right that once he is comfortable in the position the depth at center will be much improved and even with injuries Adam Gaudette will be waiting in the wings. I have high expectations for EP...but I also expect him to start slow...maybe even painfully slow...he might look lost in preseason and a step behind for the first 5-15 games of the season....after that, the sky really is the limit. I hope to see him at center as soon as he gets comfy.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure_Pavel Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, Tre Mac said: Unless LE has an epiphany in the offseason it's probably best to keep that anchor as far away from EP40 as possible. I'd swap JV with LE and add Gaudette in lieu of Dr. Schaller(who's injured iirc) Being a swedish veteran it makes sense to start at least, once he start missing all the chances EP40 sets him up for, then he gets replaced with probably Virtanen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 9 hours ago, 70seven said: Roussel Beagle Virtanen Leipsic Gagner Schaller Strangely I really like these bottom 6 lines. So much either top 6 or bust talk with Leipsic? From many sources, not you. That 3rd line looks like a line Jake should be on! But Leipsic displayed has all the energy, maybe not the endurance to be a great traditional energy line player. One who scores, gets under peoples skin, seeks out a hit or puck check and makes the bottom of our line up productive. Schaller should give him some confidence. Someone else with speed on the line. Gagner, a guy to throw the puck around with. It looks like a very good 4th line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Leipsic (5'10") Lockwood (5'11") Palmu (5'6") Madden (5'11") Loads of feistiness, and all under 6 feet. I like it. These guys may not be big players, but they play without fear, and they can produce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 59 minutes ago, Rollieo Del Fuego said: I have high expectations for EP...but I also expect him to start slow...maybe even painfully slow...he might look lost in preseason and a step behind for the first 5-15 games of the season....after that, the sky really is the limit. I hope to see him at center as soon as he gets comfy.... Remember too that early season checking is not so tight, so things will be more open as players adjust to the new season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 On 8/27/2018 at 10:58 AM, Me_ said: A Detroit fan's perspective on Elias Pettersson. Interesting. Is it so farfetched to expect EP to score 80+ points if he plays with Horvat and Boeser? Also, with Barzal setting the bar so high last season, who is (going to be) better? EP or Barzal? Barzal looks like 90 point player with potential to reach 100 points. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontFockWithBrock Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Boeser Petterson Virtanen Leipsic Horvat Baertschi Roussel Sutter Goldobin Eriksson Beagle Gaudette Extras: Schaller Gagner Granlund Gaunce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Will EP be physically able to handle the physicality of the NHL ? He looks pretty small in the photos i have seen..... thoughts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Pettersson playing center immediately seemed like a 100% no-go for me before. But with the addition of Beagle and Sutter continuing to be the defensive go-to guy it's very likely he could start at center right away and do pretty good for himself. Barzal did pretty okay I'd say, he only won like 42% of his faceoff draws too. If Pettersson can play center immediately it'll bode extremely well for our forward core this season. Right now Gagner looks to be the next best 2nd line center option. That's gonna be a yikes for me dawg. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 19 minutes ago, N7Nucks said: Pettersson playing center immediately seemed like a 100% no-go for me before. But with the addition of Beagle and Sutter continuing to be the defensive go-to guy it's very likely he could start at center right away and do pretty good for himself. Barzal did pretty okay I'd say, he only won like 42% of his faceoff draws too. If Pettersson can play center immediately it'll bode extremely well for our forward core this season. Right now Gagner looks to be the next best 2nd line center option. That's gonna be a yikes for me dawg. I am betting that Travis starts Elias as 2nd line RW with Sam at center and Loui playing LW. Depending on how Elias progresses he will probably be playing #2 C after Christmas barring injury etc. He will likely get lots of PP time along with Boeser and our PP should be one of the most prolific in the league this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Goldobin Horvat Boeser Baertschi. Pettersson Virtanen Ericksson Sutter Granlund Roussel Beagle Schaller Leipsic Gaunce Put Baertschi with Pettersson to give him a veteran scorer, and Virtanen to give other teams something else to think about other than just running Pettersson - with Virtanen out there they will have to have their own heads on a swivel. Goldobin with Horvat because he looked good there at the end of last year. Took Erickson away from any offensive player because he’s a guy where offence goes to die. With the three new vets and Sutter we will have two lines we can give O zone starts to, and two lines we can give D zone starts to. If any of the above struggle or are injured - Leipsic/Gaunce. Waive Gagme down to Utica - he has done nothing to deserve to play in Vancouver, and if Erickson struggles, he can go down too and bring up the best of Dahlen, Jasek, Gaudette, Lind, Gadjovich, Palma, or McEwan. At this stage it is important to show that only performance keeps your job in Vancouver, not how much you are paid. On D: Edler Stetcher Del Zotto Tanev Hutton Gudbranson Pouliot When Tanev and Gudbranson inevitably get hurt and each miss half a season, it will create room for whoever is up to it - Juolevi, McEneny, or Sautner. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 2 hours ago, DontFockWithBrock said: Boeser Petterson Virtanen Leipsic Horvat Baertschi Roussel Sutter Goldobin Eriksson Beagle Gaudette Extras: Schaller Gagner Granlund Gaunce Pettersson won't bump Horvat. Boeser is a RW. Baertschi is LW. Goldobin is LW. Weird... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cory40 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, khay said: Interesting. Is it so farfetched to expect EP to score 80+ points if he plays with Horvat and Boeser? Also, with Barzal setting the bar so high last season, who is (going to be) better? EP or Barzal? Barzal looks like 90 point player with potential to reach 100 points. Barzal is awesome and set the bar high. If this wasn't EP's first year on North American ice he would better Barzal. But going forward Elias will be a better point producer. Canucks just like the leafs lucked out getting Matthews The Vancouver Canucks lucked out getting Elias and it fast tracked their rebuild and we will see that this year. Expect Elias to exceed your expectations, I have never seen a player with as many high lite reel plays as Elias has done in one single year. And its even more rare that he did that against men. Edited August 29, 2018 by cory40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 It great to see the exuberance of so many fans about how many goals / points Elias will get but we should try and curb those expectations a bit. He is, after all, a rookie and one with a slight build at that. I would rather err on the conservative side of what he might be capable of doing this season and be elated at him perhaps surpassing my expectations rather than feeling let down if he fails to live up to them. I personally think he might get off to a slow start but by the New year will be showing regular glimpses of what we all hope him to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenhodgejr Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Kanukfanatic said: Pettersson won't bump Horvat. Boeser is a RW. Baertschi is LW. Goldobin is LW. Weird... Pettersson will bump Horvat its just a matter of time. For the start of the season though he won't. I agree not knowing what wing those guys play is weird,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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