12 plays that showcase every facet of Elias Pettersson's skill set

[cuporbust]

Was suprised to see a leafs article bumped off the top of the top of sportnets news feed this morning for this gem of an article.  And to think he will likely be allot better over time then he is now. Hard to imagine. 

 

https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/canucks-dynamo-elias-petterssons-skill-set-broken-gifs/

 

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It’s difficult to picture what exactly Vancouver Canucks hockey looks like without an elite Swedish dynamo, or two, leading the pack forward. It’s been decades since we’ve even been forced to contemplate the image.

Look to the club’s top three all-time scorers and that blue-and-yellow vein running through the heart of Canucks hockey is difficult to miss — just as Markus Naslund’s near-decade of sensational sniping wound to a close, Henrik and Daniel Sedin broke out with the first of many elite campaigns. And in the very first season the club was forced to take the ice without the twins’ magic in tow, after the MVP nods and the scoring titles were all on the shelf, we saw the next Swedish phenom arrive at Rogers Arena ready to dominate.

 

 

A century of games into his NHL career, Elias Pettersson has done little else but that. After claiming the 2019 Calder Trophy, he’s already the premier name on a Canucks squad stocked with young talent, and pushing for a spot among the game’s very best offensive gems.

The 21-year-old earned his 100th career point Thursday night against Carolina, tallying the milestone marker in typical Pettersson fashion — game-winner, defenders closing in, a stray stick on the ice to navigate around, concluding with a flash of the hands and a ridiculous top-shelf backhand.

Anyone who’s taken in more than a few shifts of the young Canuck doing his thing was likely unfazed by the tally. It’s par for the course for Pettersson at this point, with his pile of highlight clips already a towering stack. But with the Sundsvall, Sweden native officially into triple digits in career scoring, it’s worth stepping back and appreciating everything he’s been able to showcase through his first 103 games in the big leagues.

With 100 points worth of impressive play for us to dig into, let’s take a closer look at the most impressive aspects of Pettersson’s skill-set so far: (read the rest at the link - AJ)

 

100 points in his first 103 nhl games......i mean wow. This article is one of my favorite Pettersson reads to date. Enjoy . 

 

Edited December 14, 2019 by cuporbust
Added quote from the article.

[Jester13]

I'm surprised 3hrs after making this thread I'm the first to reply...

 

Kid is special. That is all.

[cuporbust]

2 minutes ago, Jester13 said:

I'm surprised 3hrs after making this thread I'm the first to reply...

 

Kid is special. That is all.

Haha me too

[Timbermen]

Just a great player and always wants to win. Thank you, Thomas gradin, JB and co. They are building an amazing team that is still very young. We have some great years of Canucks hockey ahead of us. 

[cuporbust]

30 minutes ago, Timbermen said:

Just a great player and always wants to win. Thank you, Thomas gradin, JB and co. They are building an amazing team that is still very young. We have some great years of Canucks hockey ahead of us. 

Set up JB and co to look really good on this one as Pettersson was not the consensus pick when we went up. At the time , Pettersson was considered a much riskier pick then Glass. I always take draft day off and watch the first two rounds , and usually spend quite a bit of time looking into the top 62 players . I remember all the angry posts when it was rumored that the canucks were big on him and brought him in for a second interview. Looks pretty good when u surprise the draft floor and hit s home run . Boeser was another. Most wanted N Merkley.  

Edited December 15, 2019 by cuporbust

[Bertuzzi44ever]

On 12/14/2019 at 5:33 PM, cuporbust said:

Set up JB and co to look really good on this one as Pettersson was not the consensus pick when we went up. At the time , Pettersson was considered a much riskier pick then Glass. I always take draft day off and watch the first two rounds , and usually spend quite a bit of time looking into the top 62 players . I remember all the angry posts when it was rumored that the canucks were big on him and brought him in for a second interview. Looks pretty good when u surprise the draft floor and hit s home run . Boeser was another. Most wanted N Merkley.  

This is probably because Benning just picked Juolevi over Tkachuk and ehlers and virtanen who’s gotten better but hasn’t shown the progress he was supposed to on top of a lot of other decisions, at the time no one knew what he would become, Benning saw the potential for sure but I doubt he even saw this and if you think he did then I think you’re giving him far too much credit beachside based on a lot of his moves, his reputation as a genius on here is a little overblown. And

you know that’s the truth.

[iceman64]

You actually think that? Of course JB knew at the draft Petey was a no brainer, his reaction said it all.. You just scored the MVP of Sweden, how would you react? Omg that's funny! C'mon.. personally, JV is starting to be consistent at the right time and he has a few mentors on the roster besides Bo and he's still not at his ceiling, you can look back and see through NHL history and see a lot of top talented players not peaking until 26+ for personal reasons but as long as Jake keeps maturing he will be brutal to play against.. and we need that kind of gritty scoring and hitting more than ever, the playoffs get rough..

[EddieVedder]

I love EP as much as anyone but a team doesnt win unless you have an entire roster full of players that are buying in and playing as a team . I am at the point where I could not care less how many points EP, Boeser, Horvat, Jake, Hughes etc get as long as they win as a team and play the right way.