SabreFan1 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) . Edited November 23, 2018 by SabreFan1 Brain Fart - deleted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 4 hours ago, HKSR said: You know EP40 is special when SabreFan1 says it wouldn't be a good idea to trade him for the Sabres 1OA potential franchise defenceman. The Canucks have Quinn as a future top pairing d-man. Dahlin would be overkill. The team needed a true #1 top 10 centre and Pettersson fits the bill nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) EP reminds me a lot of Yzerman in how he could do everything. Edited November 23, 2018 by smokes 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Can someone post that pic of St. Elias again? I know it's in this thread but I tried google and couldn't find anything. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podzilla Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) If we can get Kakko, Cozens, or Podkolzin at the draft to play on his wing... also anyone know how to change your name? it autocorrected to Petterson on my phone and I didn’t notice till after. Edited November 23, 2018 by Elias_Petterson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Pettersson needs better wingers. I'm hoping Dahlen takes another step in Utica and Goldobin continues to improve. I don't believe Leipsic has any real future on the team, and it looks like Baertschi is facing some adversity. His career might be in jeopardy. Would be great to get Jack Hughes, just to imagine the possibilities, but I agree that it might be best if they were to draft a winger if Hughes doesn't pan out. Kakko Podkolzin Lavoie Boldy Future Top 6 wingers? Boeser Dahlen Goldobin ? Anyone feel Lind or Jasek will get a Top 6 spot on this team? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 37 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: Pettersson needs better wingers. I'm hoping Dahlen takes another step in Utica and Goldobin continues to improve. I don't believe Leipsic has any real future on the team, and it looks like Baertschi is facing some adversity. His career might be in jeopardy. Would be great to get Jack Hughes, just to imagine the possibilities, but I agree that it might be best if they were to draft a winger if Hughes doesn't pan out. Kakko Podkolzin Lavoie Boldy Future Top 6 wingers? Boeser Dahlen Goldobin ? Anyone feel Lind or Jasek will get a Top 6 spot on this team? I think it is way to early in their pro careers to even consider that. One would have a much better chance of making a case one way or the other after seeing them play towards the end of their second season of pro hockey. Best to revisit this question a year and a half from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 1 hour ago, NUCKER67 said: Pettersson needs better wingers. Too early to declare anything with Goldy. His overall game has VASTLY improved from last year and recently his offense has started to translate despite the hellish injury and travel issue the team is facing. No idea if he's the long term solution but for right now... Beyond that, this guy's pretty good: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cory40 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 9 minutes ago, aGENT said: Too early to declare anything with Goldy. His overall game has VASTLY improved from last year and recently his offense has started to translate despite the hellish injury and travel issue the team is facing. No idea if he's the long term solution but for right now... Beyond that, this guy's pretty good: Its hard to say if Goldy's game has improved! He seldom passes to EP. He gets a ton of extra space because everyone is so concerned (as they should be with EP) with EP. In my mind he has been a bust even though he has some assists. Not liking him with EP. But last game he showed a little confidence which is nice. But he would fall of a cliff if EP wasn't on his line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballisticsports. Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Does anyone think that playing a system will stifle EP talent which should be able to decide on instinct on how the opposition is in front of him and react instinctively on what is the best approach for success? All players being equal it helps to play a system, but should special talents be wasted, when other teams are prepared for your plan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 5 hours ago, cory40 said: Its hard to say if Goldy's game has improved! He seldom passes to EP. Sooooo then as assist leader on the team there's no excuse of him getting gimme points or 2nd assists for just being out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 5 hours ago, ba;;isticsports said: Does anyone think that playing a system will stifle EP talent which should be able to decide on instinct on how the opposition is in front of him and react instinctively on what is the best approach for success? All players being equal it helps to play a system, but should special talents be wasted, when other teams are prepared for your plan? I think that really depends on the system. For example, if the system is more like what Torts did here: that system seemed to hit the Sedins pretty hard. (Then again, the entire team was playing poorly that year so perhaps blaming the system exclusively might not be accurate) However, EP doesn't just do things offensively. He pretty much does everything. He's just that kind of player where I think he has the chance to be more flexible than someone like (on the extreme opposite end of things) Ho-Sang, who refuses to improve his defensive game at all. I think a player like EP is going to be more robust in a system. Having said that, the coach would need to give his head a shake if he didn't allow EP to pull off his magic in the offensive zone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 6 hours ago, ba;;isticsports said: Does anyone think that playing a system will stifle EP talent which should be able to decide on instinct on how the opposition is in front of him and react instinctively on what is the best approach for success? All players being equal it helps to play a system, but should special talents be wasted, when other teams are prepared for your plan? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 The kid was exceptional in the beginning of the year. But he has been almost completely shut down. I hope he learns to fight through it and I believe he will based on what he did last year. To bad he has a bunch of plugs to play with. That won't help him get through his struggles. He is one of the only bright spots on this currently sad sack team...him and horvat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruilin96 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 He will learn to fight through it. I think this stretch will be great learning experience for him in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELITE Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Kanukfanatic said: The kid was exceptional in the beginning of the year. But he has been almost completely shut down. I hope he learns to fight through it and I believe he will based on what he did last year. To bad he has a bunch of plugs to play with. That won't help him get through his struggles. He is one of the only bright spots on this currently sad sack team...him and horvat. Just look who other high ranked rookies play with. They get fed with extreme skill and experience constantly. EP gets fed with superstars like Goldobin and Eriksson. Until Boeser gets back he has absolutely no one to play with because no one else is at the same wavelength as him. No one can match the speed of the plays or even get a FRIKKIN pass on the blade because they didn’t see it coming. So yeah, plugs is the correct word 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putgolzin Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Time to put him and Horvat together. i don’t care who plays 2C, Gagner,Granlund, Gaunce? I don’t think it matters right now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 4 hours ago, ELITE said: Just look who other high ranked rookies play with. They get fed with extreme skill and experience constantly. EP gets fed with superstars like Goldobin and Eriksson. Until Boeser gets back he has absolutely no one to play with because no one else is at the same wavelength as him. No one can match the speed of the plays or even get a FRIKKIN pass on the blade because they didn’t see it coming. So yeah, plugs is the correct word He will get Jack Hughes to play with next season at the rate at which we are accumulating losses as of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 9 hours ago, Kanukfanatic said: The kid was exceptional in the beginning of the year. But he has been almost completely shut down. I hope he learns to fight through it and I believe he will based on what he did last year. To bad he has a bunch of plugs to play with. That won't help him get through his struggles. He is one of the only bright spots on this currently sad sack team...him and horvat. Awful high expectations for a rookie. Were you thinking he'd be a goal a game for the entire season? He has been shut down in a few games, but he is still a point a game so far. Bo's line is hardly scoring, so that leaves everything up to EPs line; which ends up getting too much pressure. Goldy is playing well, but Eriksson looks slow and there really hasn't been anyone else that has stepped up. Much of the Canuck's problem offensively and defensively is related to the injuries. Obviously having Boeser (and Baer as well) out is a huge problem offensively, but the Sutter and Beagle injuries are forcing Bo to play a defensive game with fewer chances to score goals. By the time the injured players return, it may be too late to save the season, but I am betting they will return to the kind of results they had earlier in this season. Bo will maintain an offensive line, while EP will have a pure goal scoring that won't miss on those fabulous passes he sends off. The team will have a good PP and awesome PK. You are right about EP though, he has proven to be the sort of player that 'works though' difficult times and is extremely adaptable to changing situations. He is the least of our worries. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 11 hours ago, Kanukfanatic said: The kid was exceptional in the beginning of the year. But he has been almost completely shut down. I hope he learns to fight through it and I believe he will based on what he did last year. To bad he has a bunch of plugs to play with. That won't help him get through his struggles. He is one of the only bright spots on this currently sad sack team...him and horvat. EP is now facing the toughest other teams have to offer with a depleted line up, I think any player would have trouble under those circumstances let alone a 20 year old. Give him time, he'll fight through it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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