Player Discussion Elias Pettersson Talk | Also Chiropractors, the Medical Staff, and You

[crowfish]

You are in crazy denial for an 11.6M player. Don't know how you can watch Pettersson his last 50 or so games and not be concerned.

He isn't getting leash because he is supposed to be the guy towing the car.

I just understand that injuries, slumps, and bad runs can happen, and that a 25-year-olds don't just stop being stars randomly mid-season.

He had his only productive linemate shipped out of town and a knee injury around the exact time that the slump began. I am just willing to weigh all of that into my concern meter, and with it being 2 games in to the season I am not even remotely concerned. If I were unaware of social media, I would have no clue that Pettersson's start to this season is a story right now.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Petey was also reunited with JT and Brock last year and didn't look any better?

One could also argue Petey plays on a loaded PP with JT, Brock and Hughes - and still looks bad out there mishandling the puck and giving it away.

I would accept your point if Petey was setting up his linemates and they were just not putting the puck in the back of the net, which is not what's happening at all. He hasn't looked right for the last ~40 games or so. Looks disinterested

The excuses for Petey are simply astounding - people do really like to live in denial around here

yes he’s been trash the last 50 games but he’s earned the benefit of the doubt simply off 2022-2023 and his first 2 seasons.

He has literally held a 104 point pace between December of 2021 and February of 2024. This is quite literally why we paid him $11.6M.

And the PP thing is quite literally not only just him sucking. Our whole PP has been dogshit since January.

JT Miller has had an equal amount of bad performances as Pettersson. Majority of 2021 and his 50 games of the 2022-2023 season until Tocchet brought accountability to his poor defensive commitment. I had never seen a player play as lazy and give less of a f*** on the ice. Miller devolved into a PP specialist. The guy had 27 even strength points and 7 even strength goals until March. That was literally a 6 month stretch of him playing absolute dog shit 5 on 5. He didn’t get nowhere near this amount of hate and vitriol. So many people pick and choose what they want to remember.

 

[Another Empty Netter]

Hey all take a look at the oilers game thread from tonight for a little pick me up - they sound bonkers ragging on 97 - you know it’s nuts right

 

[Fraser28]

I’m beginning to question if Pettersson will ever be great again.

 

[Vector]

I just understand that injuries, slumps, and bad runs can happen, and that a 25-year-olds don't just stop being stars randomly mid-season.

He had his only productive linemate shipped out of town and a knee injury around the exact time that the slump began. I am just willing to weigh all of that into my concern meter, and with it being 2 games in to the season I am not even remotely concerned. If I were unaware of social media, I would have no clue that Pettersson's start to this season is a story right now.

Dad?

 

[oceanchild]

wonder how patient the team will be after how things played out last year. He is a game breaker and can be Pavel Datsyuk when he is on his game. My concern is more around him putting to much pressure on himself and getting lost in his own head.

 

[MS]

They played like 5 games together and had like 12-13 points including couple of called back goals.

That was earlier in the season.

They gave it a run of games post-deadline and it was terrible.

 

[LordBacon]

You really dont get to be paid this much money and get away with subpar performance.
Im pretty sure most people on this board loves Petey including me, hence the frustration.

And before you say anything, criticising doesnt equal being unsupportive.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

I swear parts of the fanbase are living in completely different worlds. It's kinda surreal. I just can't believe the excuses some of you come up with for this guy. If a player on any other team were playing like this for a long stretch - including the playoffs - on an $11.6M cap hit you'd all be laughing. I'm not even talking about the points here, to be clear. I'm talking about how he plays. I've never seen a superstar player instill so little confidence. He doesn't push the play, he falls down on his ass all the time, his intensity is at pretty much nill throughout every game (again, including the playoffs). He doesn't impose himself on the game in any way shape or form. All this and he's one of the highest paid players in the league.

Again, completely different worlds.

That being said, I do agree 100% with the sentiment that what's done is done - we've signed him and unless we're getting the haul of a lifetime for him it's absolutely not worth trading him - so we may as well support him as much as we can. I just don't think that means we have to pretend that this is anywhere close to good enough. I'm going to continue to be honest about him, even if ultimately I want to support him as a Canuck.

Well.

If you are right lets hope management sees ir your way too and blows this tean up and starts the rebuild asap.