Carolina is going to have to acquire the Swedish Sebastian Aho if they want to keep up.
Prospect Info: Canucks select D Elias Pettersson , 3rd Round, 80th Overall, 2022
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Watched D-Petey live last night then went through every one of his shifts this morning. A few things jumped out at me:
-good mobility and speed
-strong in one-on-one battles
-confident moving the puck
- quick and solid decision making
-positionally strong
I was impressed by all of this particularly the decision making. He quickly moved the puck - either passing or carrying it out of the zone. He knew when to pinch and when to hold back. He supported the offensive play without putting himself in vulnerable situations.
Overall he had a strong first game. Now, he was sheltered a little bit. e.g. He didn't have a shift in the last 7 or 8 minutes. At times you could also see that the speed was new to him.
This is a guy that could be a serious contributor, particularly if he is brought in at a rate that requires him to stretch his own limits but not at a rate that would cause him to be overwhelmed.
-good mobility and speed
-strong in one-on-one battles
-confident moving the puck
- quick and solid decision making
-positionally strong
I was impressed by all of this particularly the decision making. He quickly moved the puck - either passing or carrying it out of the zone. He knew when to pinch and when to hold back. He supported the offensive play without putting himself in vulnerable situations.
Overall he had a strong first game. Now, he was sheltered a little bit. e.g. He didn't have a shift in the last 7 or 8 minutes. At times you could also see that the speed was new to him.
This is a guy that could be a serious contributor, particularly if he is brought in at a rate that requires him to stretch his own limits but not at a rate that would cause him to be overwhelmed.
He just looks like an NHL player. Skating and puck skills look to have leveled up.
WTG
December 5th
WTG
December 5th
Yes, I went back and I watched. He looked okay, but that doesn't mean he is ready yet. Numbers test, he was on for 8 scoring chances against in 10:37. Best to reserve judgement till he plays an actual game without riding pine for most of the game.
Feels like D Petey and Willander is the main reason why management decided to go short term on D this last off season.
Yeah he was also playing with “I can’t clear the puck again” Desharnais
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He played a good first game
He brings a physicality and bite on the back end that we sorely need. I would much rather have him than any of the goombas we've currently got in the bottom mix.
He brings a physicality and bite on the back end that we sorely need. I would much rather have him than any of the goombas we've currently got in the bottom mix.
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Size and mobility are obvious, and he's got a decent brain, but still some learning to do and skills to polish before he's ready. Give him a few games to get his feet wet, find out what the league is like, then back to Abbotsford.
Yeah that will be the proper way to develop him. Unless he smashes his minutes and can play like 15-16 minutes and somehow make Desharnais not god awful then we won’t have a choice but to play him.
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I'm with Cam Robinson and have been for awhile. I think he's gonna be a top4 shut down defender.
Was at the Caps game and echo everything said above by Iceberg. Was some impressive tools on display and smarts. Obviously a big step and some timing chemistry systems things still to get more comfortable with.
Just gotta keep him on the right path
Was at the Caps game and echo everything said above by Iceberg. Was some impressive tools on display and smarts. Obviously a big step and some timing chemistry systems things still to get more comfortable with.
Just gotta keep him on the right path
WTG
December 5th
Woooow, don't get ahead of yourself there. I never said anything about the lack of potential. I've been watching the AHL games and watching him play plenty. He's got a ton of upside, but in less than 11 minutes of icetime it's hard to make a judgement saying he's "ready."
If he plays well tomorrow and gets ~14 minutes then you have more than just a few shifts to judge if he can handle the NHL on.
