Brisson confirms that EP40 dealt with injury which prevented him from Off-season Training.

[ExarKun80]

Henrik was drafted as a highly talented center that is average in height but skinny, weak on his skates, slow and had to deal with some adversity early in his career. Eventually he was given a leadership role, had to answer uncomfortable questions, and became the highest paid forward on the team. His summer training program allows him to overcome his weakness and became a Hart and Art Ross winner.

Sure Petey has a nice 2.5 seasons in his career, but his build is still essentially the same as his rookie season, his strength and balance seemed to have gotten worse, his handling of pressure (at least with the media) has been unprofessional, he got a letter on his jersey but I don't really think he is living up to the expectations set by some of the previous leaders.

Are you sure Petey couldn't have learn more from the twins? Even just getting their summer workout routine would be huge for Petey.

Henrik is legit 1,87-1,88 m. That's 6 ft 2 for you guys in NA. That's not average height even considering the fact that a lot of hockey players have inflated heights and weights. I've meet some NHL players and most of them were 1-2 inches shorter than the official height. Bertuzzi,Ohlund and Edler were the only ones i've seen up close that were legit 6 ft 3 as listed. Huggy and Garland are shorter than listed.

 

[racerjoe]

I would also add if you don't think Pettersson has changed his build since being drafted, I don't think you understand body mechanics. He has definitely added weight and mass.

 

[DonnyNucker]

Yeah and he answered the questions in the way he wanted so what you bitching about? You just want him to answer it in the way YOU want him to.

Dude is literally playing with an injury and somehow we are treating him as if he’s not dogging it.

If anything we should be even more concerned that it took until 4 nations before someone figured out he should have a knee brace.

Please stop making up this story about EP wearing a knee brace. No need to invent things to get your point across. and no, my objection doesn't make me racist against Swedish people.

 

[arttk]

Please stop making up this story about EP wearing a knee brace. No need to invent things to get your point across. and no, my objection doesn't make me racist against Swedish people.

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[arttk]

Henrik was drafted as a highly talented center that is average in height but skinny, weak on his skates, slow and had to deal with some adversity early in his career. Eventually he was given a leadership role, had to answer uncomfortable questions, and became the highest paid forward on the team. His summer training program allows him to overcome his weakness and became a Hart and Art Ross winner.

Sure Petey has a nice 2.5 seasons in his career, but his build is still essentially the same as his rookie season, his strength and balance seemed to have gotten worse, his handling of pressure (at least with the media) has been unprofessional, he got a letter on his jersey but I don't really think he is living up to the expectations set by some of the previous leaders.

Are you sure Petey couldn't have learn more from the twins? Even just getting their summer workout routine would be huge for Petey.

Petey was top 95th percentile in speed metrics and put up 100+ points until his injuries hit. Sounds like he was able to achieve that without hanging out with the twins outside of work.

Can he learn from the twins? sure, we see them on the f***ing ice practicing together so there is already a professional relationship there, what's your point? They don't hang out outside work and somehow that is an issue?

Like i said before, don't complain about NHL players not showing personality and then complain when they do. I love the irony of you guys complaining about Petey being soft but somehow make a big deal about him saying "not as annoying as dealing with the media". Why you guys so soft on the media.

 

[sandwichbird2023]

Petey was top 95th percentile in speed metrics and put up 100+ points until his injuries hit. Sounds like he was able to achieve that without hanging out with the twins outside of work.

Can he learn from the twins? sure, we see them on the f***ing ice practicing together so there is already a professional relationship there, what's your point? They don't hang out outside work and somehow that is an issue?

Like i said before, don't complain about NHL players not showing personality and then complain when they do. I love the irony of you guys complaining about Petey being soft but somehow make a big deal about him saying "not as annoying as dealing with the media". Why you guys so soft on the media.

My point is the twins reached out to mentor Petey and he didn't even get back to them. Sure they worked together on the ice and that's great, but there were more he could've learn from 2 legends. Sidney Crosby was asking Lemieux daily for tips and picking his brain all the time, even living with Mario for his first season. And Crosby was already a phenom coming into the league at 18. Crosby seems like the type that always strive to be the best and never stop learning/improving, he is always the hardest worker. That drive is what separate the great players from the elites, IMO.

As to your last paragraph, I never commented on that so I assume its not directed at me? I never complain about NHL players not showing personality by the way, I think that is highly overrated and its just not important to me. I do find it funny that Petey went out of his way to say its annoying to deal with the media, when IMac didn't ask him what's annoying him.

 

[arttk]

I never complain about NHL players not showing personality by the way, I think that is highly overrated and its just not important to me.

seems like you are doing a lot of that right now considering you are complaining about him saying whatever the f*** he wants.

 

[sandwichbird2023]

seems like you are doing a lot of that right now considering you are complaining about him saying whatever the f*** he wants.

You think THAT was complaining? Man, are you ever overly sensitive!

Whatever, carry on.

 

[arttk]

You think THAT was complaining? Man, are you ever overly sensitive!

Whatever, carry on.

well there are different levels of complaining, you are at least interested enough to debate with me for how many messages now?

hell it's interesting that at one hand you are like .. i don't care about player showing personality and on the other hand, why the hell is Petey not cozying up to the twins as much as possible and why the hell did Petey not answer a question the same way how the twins and bo does it, which is without any personality. it seems like you want them to act in a very specific way and at the same time like to convince yourself you actually don't care how he acts.

 

[sandwichbird2023]

well there are different levels of complaining, you are at least interested enough to debate with me for how many messages now?

hell it's interesting that at one hand you are like .. i don't care about player showing personality and on the other hand, why the hell is Petey not cozying up to the twins as much as possible and why the hell did Petey not answer a question the same way how the twins and bo does it, which is without any personality. it seems like you want them to act in a very specific way and at the same time like to convince yourself you actually don't care how he acts.

I don't recall where I say Petey has to "cozying up" with the twins, can you find a quote where I said that?

I said I found it "funny" how Petey went out of his way to call the media annoying, but I can't imagine anybody would interpret that as "complaining".

I think a player that strive to be the best would never give up any opportunity to learn from 2 of HOFers, but how does that have anything to do with "showing personality"?

These things are not connected at all.