WonderTwinPowers Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 10 hours ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Loved reading this section with quotes from Horvat on Pettersson in tonight’s “Athletties” (Botchford): https://theathletic.com/591105/2018/10/17/the-athletties-the-flow-rises-hutton-cometh-green-shines-and-an-ode-to-dekey-pete/ In a previous edition of The Athletties, I speculated he had been inspired by EP for this play. Turns out, he was indeed. “For sure I was inspired by him. I can say it first hand. He inspires me to be a better 200-foot player. “And he’s only played five games,” said Horvat. He can’t help but laugh at how that sounds out loud. But he’s so on point here. “I noticed he was special in preseason,” he continued. “It was right away. You could see it. It’s why everyone in this room has so much respect for him. “Why I have so much respect for him is because he plays so hard away from the puck. “It’s insane. The skill, you see it. That’s sick. But for him to be so good defensively and positionally and for him to be so relentless on the puck, it’s unbelievable to watch. “As an older guy like me, who has been in the league for five years, I watch him and I want to be like him. I want to be like that. “He pushes me to be a better player. “It’s awesome to have someone on your team who pushes you.” Man, I hope EP comes back soon and with no lingering effects. The fact that he’s already inspiring Horvat to be a better 200-foot player is remarkable. Also, hats off to Botch for tonight’s issue. It’s some of his best Provies/Athletties work, and well worth the read (and even worth the subscription price). He's been much better since joining the Athletic. Much less doom and gloom. Mind you the direction of the team has improved as well. It's nice to see some positives from him though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentSam Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 “Deke” Petterson,. Love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where'd Luongo? Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 News update on Pettersson, he gets to play Fortnite during the road trip. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ForzaTikare Posted October 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2018 Seems Matheson Called EP to check in on him and apologize, also said he understand, and agrees with his 2 games suspension even though it Wasn't his intent to Hurt him https://theathletic.com/594981/2018/10/17/florida-d-mike-matheson-apologizes-after-controversial-hit-is-staying-off-social-media-where-even-his-dog-isnt-safe/ 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -AJ- Posted October 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, ForzaTikare said: Seems Matheson Called EP to check in on him and apologize, also said he understand, and agrees with his 2 games suspension even though it Wasn't his intent to Hurt him https://theathletic.com/594981/2018/10/17/florida-d-mike-matheson-apologizes-after-controversial-hit-is-staying-off-social-media-where-even-his-dog-isnt-safe/ To be honest, I'm pretty sure most fans won't give a rip about apologies, but to me they mean a ton. This helps me forgive Matheson quite a bit for what he did. Shows some good character. 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 3:11 PM, MoneypuckOverlord said: anyone here miss Derek Dorsett? I also miss Bieska too. He would have raged over Matheson and challenged him to a fight. I also heard Nick Ritchie is having contract issues with Anahiem, maybe a trade can be done to bring him in. It's only been a game but I miss Pettersson already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Bieksa, Dorsett = Warriors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 11:08 PM, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Loved reading this section with quotes from Horvat on Pettersson in tonight’s “Athletties” (Botchford): https://theathletic.com/591105/2018/10/17/the-athletties-the-flow-rises-hutton-cometh-green-shines-and-an-ode-to-dekey-pete/ In a previous edition of The Athletties, I speculated he had been inspired by EP for this play. Turns out, he was indeed. “For sure I was inspired by him. I can say it first hand. He inspires me to be a better 200-foot player. “And he’s only played five games,” said Horvat. He can’t help but laugh at how that sounds out loud. But he’s so on point here. “I noticed he was special in preseason,” he continued. “It was right away. You could see it. It’s why everyone in this room has so much respect for him. “Why I have so much respect for him is because he plays so hard away from the puck. “It’s insane. The skill, you see it. That’s sick. But for him to be so good defensively and positionally and for him to be so relentless on the puck, it’s unbelievable to watch. “As an older guy like me, who has been in the league for five years, I watch him and I want to be like him. I want to be like that. “He pushes me to be a better player. “It’s awesome to have someone on your team who pushes you.” Man, I hope EP comes back soon and with no lingering effects. The fact that he’s already inspiring Horvat to be a better 200-foot player is remarkable. Also, hats off to Botch for tonight’s issue. It’s some of his best Provies/Athletties work, and well worth the read (and even worth the subscription price). Did Horvat refer to himself as an older guy? That's it! His new handle is Old Man Horvat. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nucker 67 Posted October 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2018 9 hours ago, -AJ- said: To be honest, I'm pretty sure most fans won't give a rip about apologies, but to me they mean a ton. This helps me forgive Matheson quite a bit for what he did. Shows some good character. Anyone can say sorry. His character showed when he tried to break EP in half for no other reason than he could because of EP's size. But this is the NHL and sometimes players do stupid things. I just hope Pettersson isn't affected by that going forward. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saved_by_Jesus Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, NUCKER67 said: Anyone can say sorry. His character showed when he tried to break EP in half for no other reason than he could because of EP's size. But this is the NHL and sometimes players do stupid things. I just hope Pettersson isn't affected by that going forward. This is what scares me the most. I mean I'm upset about him missing so many games early in the season, but what scares me to death is that Pettersson is going to be one of those guys who has concussion problems for the rest of his career (Lindros) and never gets a chance to play consistently. Yes, I know I am jumping the gun, and it may be an irrational fear at this point, but man, it's certainly not a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekey Pete Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 10 hours ago, -AJ- said: To be honest, I'm pretty sure most fans won't give a rip about apologies, but to me they mean a ton. This helps me forgive Matheson quite a bit for what he did. Shows some good character. His apology would mean more if he didn't spend most of his interview afterwards trying to defend the play and push the blame off himself. He tries to play it off like it's just an everyday body check, ignoring the stick between the legs can opener and the subsequent take-down. In the sportsnet interview he did (the one where he mentions the apology) he talks about it like the events just unfolded out of his control. "It was part of the game and it was just a hockey play where I think the fact I came into the boards and went stick on puck and my stick kinda got stuck in there, propped him up a little bit too much, and that’s probably what led to what happened afterwards.” We all saw him get embarrassed on numerous occasions during the game. I'm not going to say that his intent was to give Elias a concussion, I'd like to believe that most if not all hockey players have more respect than that, but he was certainly trying to knock the wind out of Elias' sails and he went too far. He should have owned up to that, but he didn't. I like Elias' response... "thanks for reaching out" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 21 minutes ago, Saved_by_Jesus said: This is what scares me the most. I mean I'm upset about him missing so many games early in the season, but what scares me to death is that Pettersson is going to be one of those guys who has concussion problems for the rest of his career (Lindros) and never gets a chance to play consistently. Yes, I know I am jumping the gun, and it may be an irrational fear at this point, but man, it's certainly not a good start. That's why majority of us were in panic mode when that happened. But one thing is the treatment has come along way since Lindros played. I think the sooner you cease all physical activities and sit in a dark room the faster the recovery. Guys like Lindros likely suffered multiple concussions, one after another, and never got the chance to fully recover. When Paul Kariya got literally knocked out in the playoff game he came back later in the game, just thinking about that gives me a headache. "He's getting better everyday, making progress and following protocol." - Travis Green on EP40's recovery. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aGENT Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 44 minutes ago, Tre Mac said: When Paul Kariya got literally knocked out in the playoff game he came back later in the game, just thinking about that gives me a headache. I don't know what's scarier... -That he came back and played at all after that? -That he came back and played otherworldly after that? -That he doesn't remember any of it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobar Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Lindros always played with his head down, Petey does'nt, BIG difference. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 27 minutes ago, aGENT said: I don't know what's scarier... -That he came back and played at all after that? -That he came back and played otherworldly after that? -That he doesn't remember any of it? This is why when I see one of the old boy analysts complaining about the game getting soft, all I can do is shake my head. Their peers are dealing with the effects of CTE and all they can do is whine that things are different. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, HerrDrFunk said: This is why when I see one of the old boy analysts complaining about the game getting soft, all I can do is shake my head. Their peers are dealing with the effects of CTE and all they can do is whine that things are different. If Petey was Brad May's son, I wonder if he'd still have the same archaic attitude. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, HerrDrFunk said: This is why when I see one of the old boy analysts complaining about the game getting soft, all I can do is shake my head. Their peers are dealing with the effects of CTE and all they can do is whine that things are different. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TU90 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 EP has shown he's able to avoid legal hits for the most part. Now he knows to watch out for wrestling moves along the boards as well. I wouldn't worry about it too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, aGENT said: Oh, no doubt. I'm sure there's an element of feeling defensive about how they used to play coming into the equation too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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