Wouldn’t really be a reason to call up Pettersson other than to give him a payday.
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Wouldn’t really be a reason to call up Pettersson other than to give him a payday.
Need to come out with some urgency from the opening shift. The win vs CHI hasn't washed the taste of that 1st from my mouth. Need to see them come out like it matters to them.
Boy that would be a heck of a coincidence if I got to see D Petey make his NHL debut
I could actually see them throwing D-Petey in there tonight. They’ve done crazier things. (this is hopium I just want him to play)
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I would be very opposed to saddling Pettersson to the dumb ass. Not even Hughes can deal with the big idiot
I know the schedule makers couldn’t have predicted this but a Canucks vs Jets game would have be amazing as there are a lot of blue bomber fans travelling into town
My reasoning is a multi-pronged approach:
1) Gets Myers and Soucy away from each other
2) Elevates Brannstrom and gets him a few more minutes
3) Should lessen Myers minutes
4) Stylistically, Myers & Pettersson should mesh
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If you're willing to do that why not just put brannchise with Hughes, and then soucy - Hronek.
One of your seven million dollar defensemen is on the ice for eighty percent of the game, both running the show on their own pairings and powerplays.
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No way they take Juulsen out he played well yesterday. D-Petey is just insurance in case someone gets hurt.
I'm pretty pumped to see a 20-year old d-man being called up to the show after only 10 or so AHL games. But he deserves it.
Fans of the Abbotsford Canucks and some of the media observers saying D-Petey has been their best d-man since Day One. No doubt that if he does get into the lineup, he'll struggle at times. That's just a reflection of how hard it is to transition to playing everyday defense in the NHL.
But the fact he's even here, is a big 'win' for the amateur scouting department. And with Raty and Lekkerimaki still in the everyday lineup, we're finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel in terms of prospect development.
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Hoping Peter brings his fun bag to the game again tonight.
We really need to see that stiffness in his play.
We really need to see that stiffness in his play.
I don’t think Hughes-Brannstrom is a good combination. Also, for as good as Brannstrom has been he still hasn’t got past 17 minutes in TOI.
I’m not opposed to go real whacky and put Soucy with Hughes.
Massive credits to Dave Hall for this compilation. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a D prospect play such a stiff and aggressive style.
Megaterio Llamas
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They don't come much more explosive than a fully aroused Peter.
We really need to see the stiffness again...
We really need to see the stiffness again...
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Why not?
Both skate and pass well, Brannstrom really just has to pass the puck to Quinn, be a poor man's Hronek.
Seventeenish minutes is about what he'd get with Quinn at even strength, move hronek back up late in games when necessary.
Soucy on his off side sounds unlikely with Rick..
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Right, this is the Canuck way.
Are you an underachieving team with the worst offense in the league? Just play the Canucks!
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Brannstrom, as hard as he tries, isn’t anywhere near as polished as Hronek at retrievals. Putting him with Hughes just neuters his main strengths.
I think him with Hughes is just as unlikely as Soucy with Hughes.
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Are you an underachieving player with the worst slump in the league? Just play the Canucks!
I know he's with the Chicago Bedards now but this is just such a great picture.
