Googlie Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Good write up on this in The Courier, Pass-it-to-Bulis https://www.vancourier.com/pass-it-to-bulis/a-change-in-skate-profile-could-make-elias-pettersson-even-harder-to-handle-next-season-1.23911267 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post J-P Posted August 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2019 EP not happy with the later parts of the season and working on getting faster and more unpredictable, sounds good to me... https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/elias-pettersson-working-new-ways-get-unpredictable/ 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 On 8/8/2019 at 12:04 PM, komodo0921 said: Many are worried about the sophomore jinx but, given the new weapons JB has added and a full season of Quinn Hughes, Petey has a lot more options for go to's. I don't see a drop off in his production but a dramatic improvement. I agree. The left side was in rough shape last year - so now he gets two big and better wingers to find chemistry with. Add in better blueline contributions AND an extra season of added strength amd prep, and I also believe we will see an improvement. If that improvement is "dramatic", as you say, then that bodes well for his linemates as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrwipeout Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 The difference this year is the type of power u get up front with Ferland and Miller, winning pucks and forcing turnovers, positioning in front of the net. That was lacking last year so it will be a big difference since u can also switch it up with more skilled type of players when matching the opositions lines. With that being the case u can still match a 2nd and 3rd line with some more skill creating some relief for peteys line also. If this is enough for success remains to be seen but is definetly a much needed change. Also the D seems a lot more solid then last year. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post 73 Percent Posted August 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2019 4 hours ago, xereau said: Man. We are so fortunate to get to watch this kid play for the canucks. That reel was dis gust ing 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, 73 Percent said: Man. We are so fortunate to get to watch this kid play for the canucks. That reel was dis gust ing He made some incredible defensive plays. Wish they had shown a couple of those too. Best play in this whole list was that dipsydoodle above the left hashmarks and then the pass to Bo. Unreal hockey sense. Edited August 18, 2019 by xereau 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Congratulations EP on making THNs famed top 50 player in the NHL ranked at 44. It’s being a while since the Sedins made the cut (last players to make the list) and it’s not very often a sophomore makes the list either. Guys he beat MT, McAvoy, Price, Huberdeau, Couture and at 50 Barzal ....just ahead of him Giroux and Subban...pretty lofty company and he beat out the previous Calder winner which was nice to see too. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogs & Podz Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) . Edited August 20, 2019 by Hogs & Podz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kanukfanatic Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 14 minutes ago, GoldenAlien said: Geez...I hope our guys do better than that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GoldenAlien Posted August 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2019 Summer update on EP40: Quote "I’m living my dream," Pettersson told Sportsnet. "I always worked hard and always believed I would make the NHL, but didn’t really think that I would be the guy. So I’m just living my dream and I’m enjoying every second of it." Strange as it may sound, Pettersson once wondered if he was practising enough to become a special hockey talent. With the benefit of hindsight, he now sees his childhood routine in rural Ånge, Sweden as the reason why it happened. He often spent several hours a day on skates. "I’ve been playing hockey ever since I can remember," Pettersson said during the NHL/NHLPA European Player Media Tour. "I come from a village where 3,000 people live, my dad drove the Zamboni and had a key to every door, so he always dropped me by the rink and cleared the ice and I was there after every school day. "Got home, ate dinner and then it was practice again. I was on the ice all my childhood and I think that was a big part where I learned stuff earlier than other kids because I had a lot of ice time." Quote Still, Pettersson freely admits he hit a wall before the end of the Canucks’ 82-game schedule. When it came time to craft his workout plan for this summer, it was built with that fall-off in mind. "I feel like at the end of the season a lot of teams were making a push to make the playoffs, so definitely they were tougher games at the end of the season," he said. "And also for myself, I felt like I didn’t have 100 per cent energy coming into every game, so that’s been a big thing for me. That I have better conditioning, I have more strength and power in my legs, and just trying to get stronger and faster. "It was my first year in the league and you just learn from it. Always have it back in your head that you want to play good even when you have a tough day." A planned visit to teammate Brock Boeser’s off-season home in Minnesota never materialized because of conflicting schedules, so Pettersson ended up spending most of his time around family and friends in Sweden. He put a lot of focus into his gym sessions. "For me, I’m not the biggest guy out there, I don’t have the biggest muscles," he said. "So of course it takes a little more time for me to gain all those muscles, but I’m working on it. More conditioning, get better in shape and I made some progress this summer. And, yeah, I can’t wait for the season." Quote "He got to the SHL and that year he was ridiculously good," said Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson. "He carried that team to that championship by himself, basically. He was so good. I didn’t know how it would transfer to the NHL, but he’s been on fire since he got there. "I’m happy for him. Great player and a great person." In the last 12 months, life has changed for Pettersson. He’s now viewed as a star on both sides of the Atlantic and acknowledges that there’s "a lot more pressure on me." He’s tried to counteract that by finding more balance in his life — making sure to carve out space where he takes a break from thinking about hockey. The long summer afforded him the chance to devote energy to his other major passion: Golf. He’s played often these last few months and whittled his handicap index down to 6.7 in the process. He counts making the first eagle of his life as the highlight of his play so far and nearly one-upped it with a close call on what would have been his first ever hole-in-one. "It’s like hockey: You can never master it," Pettersson said of his second-favourite sport. "You can always get better." 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -AJ- Posted August 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2019 1 hour ago, GoldenAlien said: 1 hour ago, Kanukfanatic said: Geez...I hope our guys do better than that. Seems like they're assuming 82 games for all these projections. 77 points in 82 games is almost exactly his pace last year. I'm expecting a slight increase. 66 points for Boeser in 82 games is again the same as last year's projected rate. Horvat's 62 points would obviously be one point above last year's 61. Miller's 54 points would be a decent jump from last year and Ferland's projection is about right in line with his career history. All in all, they're extremely "safe" projections. They seem to have basically simply taken last year's points-per-game and projected them out to 82 games for everyone except Miller. Bland. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 16 minutes ago, -AJ- said: Seems like they're assuming 82 games for all these projections. 77 points in 82 games is almost exactly his pace last year. I'm expecting a slight increase. 66 points for Boeser in 82 games is again the same as last year's projected rate. Horvat's 62 points would obviously be one point above last year's 61. Miller's 54 points would be a decent jump from last year and Ferland's projection is about right in line with his career history. All in all, they're extremely "safe" projections. They seem to have basically simply taken last year's points-per-game and projected them out to 82 games for everyone except Miller. Bland. For Miller they just took the average of his last 3 years production. Yeah, they are not exactly going out on a limb on any of these projections. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 So would Mitch Marner's 91 points playing for Zurich set a record for the Swiss League? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 7 hours ago, -AJ- said: Seems like they're assuming 82 games for all these projections. 77 points in 82 games is almost exactly his pace last year. I'm expecting a slight increase. 66 points for Boeser in 82 games is again the same as last year's projected rate. Horvat's 62 points would obviously be one point above last year's 61. Miller's 54 points would be a decent jump from last year and Ferland's projection is about right in line with his career history. All in all, they're extremely "safe" projections. They seem to have basically simply taken last year's points-per-game and projected them out to 82 games for everyone except Miller. Bland. Agreed. It seems a very lazy and safe projection as you say. If Petey and Boeser do not continue to get better and progress points wise it would be a very disappointing year imo. Additionally, Miller and Ferland should have the chance to have career years points wise as they both get to play with #1 centres. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -DLC- Posted August 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2019 This thread just reminds me ARE WE THERE YET LET'S GO, GET THIS SEASON STARTED ALREADY WOO. All this waiting.... Seriously, Petey always looking to find an edge (literally) on everyone else is a scary good thing. He never is "satisfied"...he's always looking to tweak and improve. Brilliant. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 12 hours ago, GoldenAlien said: A healthy Boeser I think can hit 70+. But everything else seems pretty fine for the Canucks. 54 for Miller is interesting. Similar to his numbers in NY. That'd be a nice jump in prior top 6 production from guys we had there like Goldy and Leivo. They filled in decently but are not top 6 players. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locke Lamora Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I don’t discount the POSSIBILITY of a bit of a sophomore season challenge for EP, but I think the kid is special enough that I think he is more likely to be better...at least more consistent throughout entire season and power through to the end this time. And those point projections don’t seem to be allowing for the Quinn-effect. I think Hughes will have some growing pains (defensively) but I don’t think there is any way he doesn’t juice the offensive numbers of the Canucks top offensive players. For instance, assuming that EP plays the whole season with Quinn, I don’t see how EP doesn’t flirt with getting to the 90 point range. Not sure I’ve been excited for a season in a long time. Since last year at least. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 16 hours ago, GoldenAlien said: Always interesting to see what the pre season projections are... Hoping 3 of our boys crush the century mark and stun the NHL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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