Popular Post -Vintage Canuck- Posted November 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2020 Elias Pettersson turns 22 today. Happy Birthday, uh-LIGH-uhs peh-TUHR-suhn! 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombastik der Teutone Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Happy B-Day Elias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddhahoodlum Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Happy Birthday to the Alien! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 A big happy birthday to our franchise centre! Here's to many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Petey, do you need a designated driver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 And many, many, many more healthy and happy Birthdays Petey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -Vintage Canuck- Posted November 12, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2020 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Happy 22nd BDay EP! Hope we get 25 NHL yrs of watchin' your gift! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 22...wow. Two seasons, both superb including the type of post season you could only wish from your star forwards. A lot of hockey left with both his career and with us, and he’s already part of a select few of our players all-time. As in Bure, the only other Calder winner in franchise history, and as in Linden who was the only other player not to take a long time to have an immediate impact come playoff time. Q Hughes of course joins that select group too. Can see EP in 15 years retiring with all the records. He’s that good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes... Love, Petey 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, IBatch said: 22...wow. Two seasons, both superb including the type of post season you could only wish from your star forwards. A lot of hockey left with both his career and with us, and he’s already part of a select few of our players all-time. As in Bure, the only other Calder winner in franchise history, and as in Linden who was the only other player not to take a long time to have an immediate impact come playoff time. Q Hughes of course joins that select group too. Can see EP in 15 years retiring with all the records. He’s that good. I'd say Kirk McLean, Gradin, Bure and some others hit the ground running in the playoffs as rookies or close to it. A name most don't know nowadays but Lars Molin could be included there. Edited November 12, 2020 by Kevin Biestra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bissurnette Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Happy birthday to the wizard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Hard to believe someone this talented is just 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcam Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 We are so so lucky to have a talented young play with such great skill and also very mature for only 22years old...So exciting 10-12 years of watching this talented young man...He will break all point records as Sedins were not as talented as Pettersson at this age of 22...Maybe won't break Hanks total point record in a season 110 points? Very bright exciting future, Petey and Hughes 2 elite players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, wildcam said: We are so so lucky to have a talented young play with such great skill and also very mature for only 22years old...So exciting 10-12 years of watching this talented young man...He will break all point records as Sedins were not as talented as Pettersson at this age of 22...Maybe won't break Hanks total point record in a season 110 points? Very bright exciting future, Petey and Hughes 2 elite players... 110 was Pavel. Henrik was 112. In both cases, a fairly modest and breakable record as franchise records go, especially for a 50 year old team. Elias will definitely need an upward trajectory in his development, but there's no reason not to expect that. Edited November 13, 2020 by Kevin Biestra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptKirk888 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said: Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes... Love, Petey Yes Petey, Happy Birthday. Thank you for gracing us with your presence on this board. May you have many bright seasons ahead of you! (with the Canucks of course). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amebushi Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Happy Birthday Petey! Trying to think what I accomplished by 22 ... nah, I’m gonna go drink a beer and toast him instead. Looking forward to watching EP light up goalies and highlight reels for a long time to come. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptKirk888 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Kevin Biestra said: I'd say Kirk McLean, Gradin, Bure and some others hit the ground running in the playoffs as rookies or close to it. A name most don't know nowadays but Lars Molin could be included there. Although McLean (my avatar) and Gradin were both great players, they both hit their stride in respective playoffs after 4 full seasons, so more veteran at that point. Bure was at the end of his 3rd full season when the canucks had the 94 run. He had 31 pts in 24 games. Petey, sophomore season, first playoffs = 18 pts in 17 games. Both he and Hughes had a greater impact in their youth. Just sayin. Still think that Bure was the greatest canuck for excitement and goal scoring. Oh yes, Lars Molin. Great player, but he was a 25 yr old rookie in 81-82. Had already played 6 pro seasons in Sweden. Edited November 13, 2020 by CaptKirk888 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, CaptKirk888 said: Although McLean (my avatar) and Gradin were both great players, they both hit their stride in respective playoffs after 4 full seasons, so more veteran at that point. Bure was at the end of his 3rd full season when the canucks had the 94 run. He had 31 pts in 24 games. Petey, sophomore season, first playoffs = 18 pts in 17 games. Both he and Hughes had a greater impact in their youth. Just sayin. Still think that Bure was the greatest canuck for excitement and goal scoring. Gradin had 5 points in 3 games in the playoffs of his rookie season. McLean had the 1989 playoff series against Calgary in his second real NHL season and first playoffs. He had played 2-4 regular season games in two earlier seasons as a minor league callup. Bure had 6 goals and 10 points in 13 games in the playoffs of his rookie year. Edited November 13, 2020 by Kevin Biestra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptKirk888 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Kevin Biestra said: Gradin had 5 points in 3 games in the playoffs of his rookie season. McLean had the 1989 playoff series against Calgary in his second real NHL season and first playoffs. He had played 2-4 regular season games in two earlier seasons as a minor league callup. Not arguing. But as far as impact at a young age? Not as much as Petey and Hughes. Tho, who knows if the Canucks had gone further in those early playoff runs? They just didn't have the team to do it at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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