higgyfan Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Tiger-Hearted said: One goal in 19 games is one hell of a slump, considering his lethal shot for 3/4 of the season. Petey has to be playing through some sort of injury that's hampering his shooting. Might explain his reluctance to shot as well. This slump could easily turn into 1 in 23 games to end the season. Probably. It's been a long, gruelling season for Elias. He's pretty much carried the team and taken a lot of pounding along the way. Doesn't surprise me that he's fallen off in the later stages of the season. Put some muscle on this summer and he'll be good to go in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surtur Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 As long as we get to see as much as possible QH43 and EP40 on the ice together to end the season i will be pleased. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree2 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 you mean Hughes Pettersson and Boeser, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Tiger-Hearted said: One goal in 19 games is one hell of a slump, considering his lethal shot for 3/4 of the season. Petey has to be playing through some sort of injury that's hampering his shooting. Might explain his reluctance to shot as well. This slump could easily turn into 1 in 23 games to end the season. Source? Yeah....there is none. Just another person saying a player is injured because they are in a slump. #fakenews PS: as others have said, Petey is probably just tired from his grueling 1st NHL season. No need to make up fake excuses though. Edited March 30, 2019 by Kanukfanatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-Hearted Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 14 minutes ago, Kanukfanatic said: Source? Yeah....there is none. Just another person saying a player is injured because they are in a slump. #fakenews PS: as others have said, Petey is probably just tired from his grueling 1st NHL season. No need to make up fake excuses though. 1 goal in 19 games is quite a slump because of fatigue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kushman Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 16 minutes ago, Kanukfanatic said: Source? Yeah....there is none. Just another person saying a player is injured because they are in a slump. #fakenews PS: as others have said, Petey is probably just tired from his grueling 1st NHL season. No need to make up fake excuses though. I heard he's colluding with the Russians. Cnn told.me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, Tiger-Hearted said: 1 goal in 19 games is quite a slump because of fatigue. Yes it is quite the slump. And making up stories that it is because of injury is silly. Any proof he is injured? No...I thought not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-Hearted Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Whatever happened to his lethal shot? Look how Boeser's wrist injury in Tampa last season affected his shot. Petey is too good and hardworking to have 1 goal in 19 games. Guess you're not concerned, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 25 minutes ago, Tiger-Hearted said: Whatever happened to his lethal shot? Look how Boeser's wrist injury in Tampa last season affected his shot. Petey is too good and hardworking to have 1 goal in 19 games. Guess you're not concerned, eh? Honestly, I'm not sure how you could draw that from their posts. They're clearly concerned, as you are--they just think it's presumptuous to assume injuries are the cause as opposed to just natural ebbs and flows of a rookie's season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-Hearted Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 16 minutes ago, -AJ- said: Honestly, I'm not sure how you could draw that from their posts. They're clearly concerned, as you are--they just think it's presumptuous to assume injuries are the cause as opposed to just natural ebbs and flows of a rookie's season. Teams and players are known to hide minor injuries just to protect those players who are playing through them. Possible, repeat..possible injuries shouldn't be dismissed. They have been lengthy stretches in between games in the past month and a half and with a 7-game homestand, one would think that Pettersson is getting some rest and more practice time. That should be enough to start scoring again. However, it appears that Pettersson won't even crack 30 goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastsniper Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Pettersson has said himself he feels fine physically. It's probably just confidence thing when things aren't going in for him. I'm not seeing him try the dekes he would early in the season recently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogs & Podz Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, westcoastsniper said: Pettersson has said himself he feels fine physically. It's probably just confidence thing when things aren't going in for him. I'm not seeing him try the dekes he would early in the season recently. I've been to two games this year... One earlier in season and one just last week. Watching Pettersson was quite a bit different. He was definitely not as quick, puck control not nearly as on and even passes weren't as crisp. He may not say it, but he is worn down for sure. He may get a little bit of a spring in his step back because of Hughes arrival... Would be awesome to end season on a high note for sure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 4 hours ago, Tiger-Hearted said: Teams and players are known to hide minor injuries just to protect those players who are playing through them. Possible, repeat..possible injuries shouldn't be dismissed. They have been lengthy stretches in between games in the past month and a half and with a 7-game homestand, one would think that Pettersson is getting some rest and more practice time. That should be enough to start scoring again. However, it appears that Pettersson won't even crack 30 goals. Oh my how horrific for a rookie to not be able to hit 30 goals. Pettersson is definitely a bust... 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrwipeout Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 hehe id say its both mentally and a physical drainage that u cant tell its there since it just slowly wears u down. It takes it toll on confidence and sharpness and we wont se any explosive things for the remainder of the season. it will be more an occasional assist here and there. It will take some time to "recharge" the batteries and for now its just a long road untill the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Petey is going to be fine. He is still getting assists so he is still finding ways to be effective. The NHL is one heck of a grind especially with the amount of travel and physicality of the game night after night. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Is this the first time he is going to miss the playoffs at any level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-P Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I suppose it is and I think that’s part of him slowing down, together with being a bit worn down. He’s still playing well and getting points at 1-2C though, so it’s hard to really complain going back to what could be reasonably be expected for his first season. I’m ok with missing the playoffs if we get a valuable piece at the draft, but next season I think it’s important to start winning to avoid EP, Bo, QH and Boeser being stuck in a losing culture a la Deadmonton. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, J-P said: I suppose it is and I think that’s part of him slowing down, together with being a bit worn down. He’s still playing well and getting points at 1-2C though, so it’s hard to really complain going back to what could be reasonably be expected for his first season. I’m ok with missing the playoffs if we get a valuable piece at the draft, but next season I think it’s important to start winning to avoid EP, Bo, QH and Boeser being stuck in a losing culture a la Deadmonton. I agree. If we don't improve on this season, I will start to get a bit concerned. I'm expecting/hoping that we end up at least in the mid to high 80s in points and make a fight for the playoffs until the final 2 or 3 games. Even better would be a jump up in the standings straight into the playoffs, but I hesitate to be that optimistic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 8 hours ago, -AJ- said: I agree. If we don't improve on this season, I will start to get a bit concerned. I'm expecting/hoping that we end up at least in the mid to high 80s in points and make a fight for the playoffs until the final 2 or 3 games. Even better would be a jump up in the standings straight into the playoffs, but I hesitate to be that optimistic. Hard to see us not improving next season. Now most of the team are young enough that they can reasonably be expected to improve from year to year, and the addition of a PMD like Hughes is another big bump in our expected performance. I expect us to make the playoffs next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) I'm starting to think EP and Boeser needs to get separated into different lines if EP is ever going to score again. His shot totals in games have decreased dramatically and when you watch the games, it is clear EP's number one option seems to be passing to Boeser regardless is he has a good shot or not. It's starting to be Henrikesq Edited April 2, 2019 by smokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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