Boudrias Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 6 hours ago, ruilin96 said: To me there is average of about one generational talent per every 10 year. Likes of Orr, Gretzky, Lemieux, Crosby are all examples of generational talent. For this generation the only player that gets the title generational player should be Connor McDavid. Other than him, guys like Matthews, Laine, Eichel etc. and potentially Pettersson are examples of franchise players. Franchise players are rare too as these are players that teams can expect them to be very dominant in the league and be the cornerstone of the team for a decade. The Sedins in their prime are both examples of franchise players rather than generational player. It is not an insult to these players to be not consider a generational talent as to me a generational talent has to be the absolute best player for his generation by a margin. I am happy we may have 2 franchise level forwards Pettersson and Boeser. Hope we give them time to develop into the best players they can be. I often thought Paul Coffey might be considered a generational talent. Absolutely the fastest d-man I have ever seen. If he had catered to the media as well as the names you mentioned he might have been remembered differently. Tim Horton, Terry Sawchuk, Rocket, Howe, and Hull all generational talents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoesRooster Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 On 6/29/2017 at 12:00 PM, GoBoGo53 said: Nylander is getting criminally underrated in this thread. He was ranked #2 at points in his draft year, its not like he came out of nowhere. In his draft+1 he was breaking scoring records for a teenager in the SHL, scoring 20 pts in 21 games. It's highly unlikely Petterson does that. He just isn't as skilled as Nylander. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 4 hours ago, JoesRooster said: It's interesting how @GoBoGo53 has completely disappeared from the boards 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdgraham Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 14 hours ago, khay said: Yeah but give the dude a break. It was written up a year ago and his statements served to level the expectation on Pettersson. I'm just glad EP obliterated the ceiling that was placed on him. Like Boeser is doing now and Bo did for the last couple of seasons. ya i am it was actually reasonable what he was saying still good to quote though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 16 hours ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: It's interesting how @GoBoGo53 has completely disappeared from the boards Kind of unfortunate if that poster is actually staying away. Not like what they said was all that unreasonable at the time. I’d imagine even Pettersson himself didn’t expect to be doing nearly this well (this soon anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaner Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 On 2017-12-21 at 11:53 PM, Rob_Zepp said: EP playing hockey >> WN playing hockey ainec (Oh, but Nylander will have a better chance at Stars on Ice dance off I guess) Oh my apologies. I wasn't aware of Pettersson putting 60+ points in his rookie NHL season. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Could have had both... ...but Nylander doesn't have North American heart. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kaner said: Oh my apologies. I wasn't aware of Pettersson putting 60+ points in his rookie NHL season. ...you will be.... Edited December 27, 2017 by Rollieo Del Fuego 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Stoch Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 9 minutes ago, D-Money said: Could have had both... ...but Nylander doesn't have North American heart. Yeah I'm not sure why people are justifying not taking WN just because we drafted another highly skilled Swedish player a few years later. Having another high-end offensive talent isn't going to hurt us. If anything, we'd have an excellent trade piece with WN if we really needed to fill another role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Kaner said: Oh my apologies. I wasn't aware of Pettersson putting 60+ points in his rookie NHL season. I have been to the future and so I accept your apology. Petterson also doesn't end up having his rookie season be his career high in points either so another difference with Nylander but I don't want to spoil too much of what is to come for you. You're welcome. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logic Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) On 6/29/2017 at 10:00 AM, GoBoGo53 said: Nylander is getting criminally underrated in this thread. He was ranked #2 at points in his draft year, its not like he came out of nowhere. In his draft+1 he was breaking scoring records for a teenager in the SHL, scoring 20 pts in 21 games. It's highly unlikely Petterson does that. He just isn't as skilled as Nylander. People won't want to hear it, and I love Petterson but Nylander is a better prospect in almost every regard apart from 2 way play which is easily taught at the NHL level. Skating, IQ, Shot, Playmaking, there is a reason why Nylander produced at such an elite clip in his draft +1. 61 pts in his rookie season and World Championship MVP are also major honors. I would say hold the hype on comparing a newly drafted prospect to a budding superstar. If Petterson turns out to be 90% of what Nylander has shown so far that will be a home run. Edited December 27, 2017 by logic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Kaner said: Oh my apologies. I wasn't aware of Pettersson putting 60+ points in his rookie NHL season. He hasn't (yet), but he is kicking the $&!# out of Nylander's SHL draft +1 season...Like, absolutely destroying it to a hilarious extent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 In Sweden. EP > WN. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timråfan Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 It's fun to read old threads like this one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaGuy Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 12/27/2017 at 11:41 AM, Kaner said: Oh my apologies. I wasn't aware of Pettersson putting 60+ points in his rookie NHL season. Haha oh jeez. I'm not really a fan of necro bumps but this is gold. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 25 minutes ago, JoshuaGuy said: Haha oh jeez. I'm not really a fan of necro bumps but this is gold. Is this @Kaner still a member of CDC? Clearly some posters come here to get to us true Canuck’s Fans. It’s clear Pettersson is a far better offensive player, defensive player, leader, and 200 foot hyper competitive player than WN. I’m still shocked at the contract ?Dubass gave to his flying Pink Double Flamingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Umbrus Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 ................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 how is this not locked? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theguy445 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 6/28/2017 at 6:22 PM, Warhippy said: No...no no, they're 4 years apart and this won't even be an argument until both have been in the league for 5 years lol it's pretty clear now in his rookie season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpn1 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) There is no comparison. The only thing they have in common is they were born in the same country and they both have Blonde Hair. Just a funny note; when I was watching the draft the year we took Jake and my daughter would not believe me when I told her that he was a guy. Edited February 18, 2019 by dpn1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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