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33 minutes ago, Yung1 said:

Faceoffs can be a learned skill. We have an all-time faceoff guy on our coaching staff. Elias is clearly very intelligent and humble enough to be coachable. I'm not concerned.

 

Give him a year with manny.

It's been repeated a few times here but we have Manny and Beagle who can help him along with draws. I was happy with his play away from the puck as well. He would find soft spots in the D-zone and the puck would come to him for easy zone exits. 1 exhibition game isn't enough to call whether he can be an effective center at all.

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2 minutes ago, BananaMash said:

It seemed very much to me like he was just trying to figure out the spacing and lanes on a smaller ice surface, when he was looking sorta awkward at times. I imagine that's something that wont take too long to get over.

Yeh I noticed him make adjustments all night. He can have bad games and come away with a point or two. That's because he can hang back and feed the players in the best position to make something happen.

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2 hours ago, stawns said:

He's not playing centre, no chance.

There is always a chance Stawns. 

 

Faceoffs is all about timing and reps.  He could get there. If anyone can learn a skill quickly EP40 is the guy.  It may take him more than one season but it would be a huge plus, don’t you think. 

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1 minute ago, Phat Fingers said:

There is always a chance Stawns. 

 

Faceoffs is all about timing and reps.  He could get there. If anyone can learn a skill quickly EP40 is the guy.  It may take him more than one season but it would be a huge plus, don’t you think. 

But, but. It's the Canucks Forum. If it doesnt happen instantly it will never ever happen. 

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2 minutes ago, cory40 said:

Yeh I noticed him make adjustments all night. He can have bad games and come away with a point or two. That's because he can hang back and feed the players in the best position to make something happen.

It's pretty cool to watch him adjust his game and be able to actually see the trial/error. He's such a ridiculously smart player, it's wild.

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7 minutes ago, cory40 said:

Anyone thinking Canuck fans should temper their expectations simply did not watch the game last night. EP was bumped off te puck in the first period a little and at times it looked as if he was Bambi. But man when his mojo kicked in he was the best player on the ice by far. Mcdavid didn't play that well when Virtanen hit him a couple years back and he had a good rookie campaign. But Pettersson  is not McDavid he is not any type of player that is currently playing in the NHL. The Canucks scored with Pettersson in the draft (was better luck than winning the draft lottery) he can shoot, he can pass, he can stick handle all at elite levels. But his vision is something that super stars have. That's the thing that will be his calling card.  

Pettersson actually reminds me a lot of Alexei Kovalev.  All around elite offensive skill.  

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Just now, 70seven said:

Pettersson actually reminds me a lot of Alexei Kovalev.  All around elite offensive skill.  

Yeh I thought maybe but his passing is off the charts. And he plays in slower to high speeds like no other. At times it looks like he is walking out their.

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13 minutes ago, 70seven said:

Honestly, the full games I’ve seen him in last season (about 15.. shl, wc, and wjhc).  this is how I felt after pretty much every game.  Kind of meh... gets pushed around a bit.. but has 3 or 4 outstanding plays per game... And he cashes in when he has the opportunity.

 

I think Dahlen is the better player honestly, but  Petterssons flat out skill is on another level. 

 

Best part is we have players in dahlen, gaudette, Gadjovic, Lind, etc to help fill in and hide some of his all around deficiencies moving forward.

 

Chances are we see large stretches of the Canucks being hemmed in and dominated...  and if we survive and the opponents allow Pettersson or Boeser and opportunity on the counter, it’ll be in the back of their net. 

 

Quinn Hughes will absolutely change this teams ability to create offence.  The way he can retrieve pucks and move it to the right spots with the elite snipers we are growing....  this team is poised to become a dynamic and lethal offensive force. 

Hard to call Dahlen the better player.  If they both end up being great, awesome. 

 

In tourneys and cobbled together teams the best players often take on extra responsibilities, coaches will depend on these players to glue the team together.  

 

A lot different picture can be seen over the course of a season or playoffs.  

 

Again in it will be a very positive development if Dahlen is as good or better player than EP40. 

 

 

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18 minutes ago, cory40 said:

Sportsnets Iain MacIntyre on where Elias Petterson may start.

-He may have to be in the middle because the Canucks have such a need in that position. I think if Elias can handle the defensive half of the game it makes a lot of sense to start him at centre.

We lack a top end center past Horvat.  EP40 is our best current option, he has played center before and does have two way ability. 

 

Not playing center last season may have added some rust to certain skills and timing.  

 

It could be a great no pressure situation to risk developing guys into the roles they will play in two to three years. 

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1 minute ago, Phat Fingers said:

We lack a top end center past Horvat.  EP40 is our best current option, he has played center before and does have two way ability. 

 

Not playing center last season may have added some rust to certain skills and timing.  

 

It could be a great no pressure situation to risk developing guys into the roles they will play in two to three years. 

My thinking is that we have one of the best face off guys as one of our coaches in Malhotra to work with him. Not to mention Beagle and Sutter who both are no slouches in the dot. Pettersson is far too smart of a player to not recognize his deficiencies in certain areas, I’m sure he’ll improve in all of them. 

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16 minutes ago, 70seven said:

Pettersson actually reminds me a lot of Alexei Kovalev.  All around elite offensive skill.  

A less enigmatic Kovalev would be one hell of a player. Kovalev was a top ten talent in a league when Mario and Gretzky were still playing.  The skill was top ten, the work ethic and motivation was not always there at the same time. 

 

 

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39 minutes ago, cory40 said:

Sportsnets Iain MacIntyre on where Elias Petterson may start.

-He may have to be in the middle because the Canucks have such a need in that position. I think if Elias can handle the defensive half of the game it makes a lot of sense to start him at centre.

I imagine if they do start him at C it will be with Sutter on his right wing to take faceoffs. Not thrilled with it but if Really good scorer on other wing is short term fix. 

‘Would be tragic to have Sutter on wing long term, he is where offence goes to die. Would love Jake to be that guy with Dahlen in the long run. 

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52 minutes ago, cory40 said:

Sportsnets Iain MacIntyre on where Elias Petterson may start.

-He may have to be in the middle because the Canucks have such a need in that position. I think if Elias can handle the defensive half of the game it makes a lot of sense to start him at centre.

I think he's going to be put on a line with Gagner to start the year while he learns his C game before that happens. There's just no one else unless Green does a 180 and wants Sutter back in an offensive role which doesn't sound like thats the plan. So Gagner it is. Loui E - Gagner - Pettersson is my bet to start the season with highly sheltered >70% o-zone starts. Might give Loui the bump he needs to get going too. 

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1 hour ago, DrJockitch said:

I imagine if they do start him at C it will be with Sutter on his right wing to take faceoffs. Not thrilled with it but if Really good scorer on other wing is short term fix. 

‘Would be tragic to have Sutter on wing long term, he is where offence goes to die. Would love Jake to be that guy with Dahlen in the long run. 

Don’t see it a problem to have Sutter on his wing if Gaudette is able to take NHL starts.  

 

Two rookie centers. Sure, why the heck not. Guess Gaudette could still go AHL and they play Ganger with Pettersson then put Sutter on a shut down two way line.

Baer Bo Brock followed by 

 

A Gagner, Pettersson Eriksson line followed by a

Goldy/Granlund Sutter Virtannen

line

with a true shut down line of

Rousell Beagle Gaunce/Schaler. 

 

 

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