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[SeawaterOnIce]

What the f*** happened?

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

What the f*** happened?

He just looks like a guy who's confidence is shot. Hopefully he can find his sparkle again.

 

[jd22]

That goal was so sick. What an authoritative shot he used to have.

 

[Mudshark50]

He just looks like a guy who's confidence is shot. Hopefully he can find his sparkle again.

PeteySD from his relationship with JTM? Maybe he can get his confidence back playing for Sweden in the upcoming tournament.

Wil Nils Aman coming up, wonder if there is a trade for another C in the works with Aman going the other way....

 

[LuckyDay]

Speaking of Peteys
We know know that
M Pettersson is "Petey"
D Pettersson is "Junior"
So do the players on the ice call EP40?

 

[Agent007]

He just looks like a guy who's confidence is shot. Hopefully he can find his sparkle again.

He definitely doesn't want the puck no doubt about it. Hoping some time away from the team maybe is a good thing for him during the 4 nations break. Maybe MP and the new guys bring a bit of different perspective. It's been a tough year so hopefully just needs a reset (unless an injury has popped up but if that's the case then not sure he would go to 4 nations?).

 

[xtr3m]

He just looks like a guy who's confidence is shot. Hopefully he can find his sparkle again.

The Four Nations should make or break it for him.

If he lights it up, great, he’s still got it.

If he’s meh, or worse, gets moved down as the tournament progresses, then yeah…

 

[Ernie]

Speaking of Peteys
We know know that
M Pettersson is "Petey"
D Pettersson is "Junior"
So do the players on the ice call EP40?

Tocchet calls EP40 "Petey".

 

[JT Milker]

He just looks like a guy who's confidence is shot. Hopefully he can find his sparkle again.

Maybe his knee is bugging him, maybe it’s not. But he definitely looks like he hates playing hockey right now.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

EP = Petey
MP = D Petey
EP2 = Young Petey

 

[UrbanImpact]

- Pettersson started getting tendinitis last year
- played through it during 2nd half and playoffs
- he thought the best action was to rest through the summer and not overly train
-came to camp not in the best shape and of course no leg strength from lack of training ( pissed off Miller)
- cant gain that strength training during the season
- unsure if he is still going through tendinitis
- will need a full off-season of training to get back to where he was

Are we going to be patient enough to let him do that, or are we gonna off-load him and watch him flourish elsewhere.

 

[Hodgy]

Maybe his knee is bugging him, maybe it’s not. But he definitely looks like he hates playing hockey right now.

It would be kind of remarkable / gross negligence if his knee was still bugging him and the team still didn't sit him out for recovery after him playing for like 50% effectiveness for the last year. And we saw that he said out around Christmas for an unrelated upper body injury (if I recall) so its not like the team isn't willing to do this.

 

[xtr3m]

Speaking of Peteys
We know know that
M Pettersson is "Petey"
D Pettersson is "Junior"
So do the players on the ice call EP40?

The team must be playing well if we’re discussing nicknames.

Wonder if we’ll ever see them pull a faceoff trickery or something similar, like the Sedins did when Henrik got kicked off the circle, skated around, and came back to take the faceoff again. Probably not as the three Peteys don’t look like triplets.

 

[Sonny A]

- Pettersson started getting tendinitis last year
- played through it during 2nd half and playoffs
- he thought the best action was to rest through the summer and not overly train
-came to camp not in the best shape and of course no leg strength from lack of training ( pissed off Miller)
- cant gain that strength training during the season
- unsure if he is still going through tendinitis
- will need a full off-season of training to get back to where he was

Are we going to be patient enough to let him do that, or are we gonna off-load him and watch him flourish elsewhere.

This is how I see it as well. It would be such Canuck luck if that were to happen.( which is why it probably would)

It's just such a tough spot for the team to be in. It's really a coin flip. As there is also the possibility with Ep40 that this is all a mental thing, as we have seen in the past.

And as outside observers, without all the actual facts, there is really no way to know for sure.

I guess it's a wait and see what management decides to do.

 

[UrbanImpact]

This is how I see it as well. It would be such Canuck luck if that were to happen.( which is why it probably would)

It's just such a tough spot for the team to be in. It's really a coin flip. As there is also the possibility with Ep40 that this is all a mental thing, as we have seen in the past.

And as outside observers, without all the actual facts, there is really no way to know for sure.

I guess it's a wait and see what management decides to do.

Its not a confidence thing whatsoever imo with Pettersson. He is as confident and sure of himself as I've seen any player.

This is a physical issue.

He needs a full off-season of proper strength and training to get back to what he has lost over the last year due to the tendinitis.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Filly Forsberg

 

[I am toxic]

It would be kind of remarkable / gross negligence exactly like Canucks medical staff if his knee was still bugging him and the team still didn't sit him out for recovery after him playing for like 50% effectiveness for the last year. And we saw that he said out around Christmas for an unrelated upper body injury (if I recall) so its not like the team isn't willing to do this.

Fify

 

[sandwichbird2023]

oh boy. way to exactly demonstrate the behaviour I'm talking about.

Like did you even read the rest of my post where I talked about his struggles? Or did you get triggered by that one sentence?

If players are anonymously saying they don't want to play in Canada because of the scrutiny, perhaps it's worthy of paying attention to. Pettersson isn't on an island here.

It's not like even highest performing athletes are immune to the pressure - getting the "yips" is a well known phonomenon. Simon Biles is the Michael Jordan of gymnastics, and she completely lost her head at the 2020 Olympics and had to take two years away from competition. Then she once again dominated at the 2024 Olympics.

Obviously Pettersson can't take 2 years away from the game. The only substitute might be playing in a lower pressure market. Which sucks, because we cannot replace him.

Did YOU read the rest of my post, or did you get triggered by that one sentence?

You blame the fans for calling for his head over "literally one bad period" when in reality the fan base have mostly been very supportive of him over months of bad plays.

I do agree that perhaps EP40 will do better away from the spot light though. Which is weird because he never seemed to be bothered by the pressure before (SHL playoff, NHL rookie season, bubble playoff, etc), in fact he seemed to thrive under it. I still think that once he gets his confidence back and whenever his body is fully recovered, he will again be the elite 1C. I'm not sure if/when that ever happens, and if he will be able to do so in Vancouver though.

 

[Lindgren]

Its not a confidence thing whatsoever imo with Pettersson. He is as confident and sure of himself as I've seen any player.

This is a physical issue.

He needs a full off-season of proper strength and training to get back to what he has lost over the last year due to the tendinitis.

If you're right, management better know this. Surely they have data from physical testing that lets them know exactly where the player is and what can/should be done.

 

[racerjoe]

I have been banging the rehab drum all season with Pettersson, there is no doubt that is how this season started. However there is also no doubt that currently there is also a confidence thing going on with him.

There can be and probably is more than just one thing.

 

[Canucker]

This EP injury stuff is fluff IMO...if he was actually injured he'd be out of the lineup, he's not helping anything by playing right now if he's injured and needs time to heal, he's too valuable of an investment to the organization to risk his health...if none of EP40 himself, the medical staff, the coaching staff and management haven't pulled him for medical issues, he doesn't have any. He's either damaged goods now or is having an epic confidence meltdown.

 

[bossram]

- Pettersson started getting tendinitis last year
- played through it during 2nd half and playoffs
- he thought the best action was to rest through the summer and not overly train
-came to camp not in the best shape and of course no leg strength from lack of training ( pissed off Miller)
- cant gain that strength training during the season
- unsure if he is still going through tendinitis
- will need a full off-season of training to get back to where he was

Are we going to be patient enough to let him do that, or are we gonna off-load him and watch him flourish elsewhere.

Pretty plausible sequence of events.

It also jives with management/Tocc's insistence that there is no injury. There might not actually be anymore, but the impact of the injury (poor offseason training) is obviously lingering.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Wonder if the Nucks could pry Nazar out of Chicago.

 

[UrbanImpact]

Pretty plausible sequence of events.

It also jives with management/Tocc's insistence that there is no injury. There might not actually be anymore, but the impact of the injury (poor offseason training) is obviously lingering.

Pettersson didn't just forget how to skate...