sting101
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- Feb 8, 2012
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Trading Pettersson has to be on the table given his frame skating and contract
Obviously he's one of the most talented players in the league in skill and hockey smarts when he has confidence but at this point are you willing to just wait it out and hope that the next playoff will be totally different?
As he gets more banged up and ages will he improve or regress?
If your willing to wait you risk getting little in return on the asset vs this year where he could be sold as a slumping player who just needs a fresh start to get to elite levels
What about his development looks like he's getting stronger and more able to deal with the pressure and grind?
It's a good bet he will return to form and become a top scorer again at some point but what happens when that skinny frail body starts to break down. Physics are not on his side when it comes to surviving healthy in a contact sport.
Unlike Hughes who has come in year after year looking more polished and physically impressive and elusive what about Pettersson has improved?
It's a painful thought to think that he just might get worse as the game he's not built for continues to break him down. OEL was a top defenceman at one point. Got the contract got banged up and had some injuries lost the velocity on his shot and his skating took a step back and then what? At least Armstrong was smart enough to find a GM dumb enough to answer these same potential questions wrongly.
Without being on the inside it's hard to say for sure. The way Hughes Tocc and Miller have shown being around it for this long now doesn't bode well though does it?
Obviously he's one of the most talented players in the league in skill and hockey smarts when he has confidence but at this point are you willing to just wait it out and hope that the next playoff will be totally different?
As he gets more banged up and ages will he improve or regress?
If your willing to wait you risk getting little in return on the asset vs this year where he could be sold as a slumping player who just needs a fresh start to get to elite levels
What about his development looks like he's getting stronger and more able to deal with the pressure and grind?
It's a good bet he will return to form and become a top scorer again at some point but what happens when that skinny frail body starts to break down. Physics are not on his side when it comes to surviving healthy in a contact sport.
Unlike Hughes who has come in year after year looking more polished and physically impressive and elusive what about Pettersson has improved?
It's a painful thought to think that he just might get worse as the game he's not built for continues to break him down. OEL was a top defenceman at one point. Got the contract got banged up and had some injuries lost the velocity on his shot and his skating took a step back and then what? At least Armstrong was smart enough to find a GM dumb enough to answer these same potential questions wrongly.
Without being on the inside it's hard to say for sure. The way Hughes Tocc and Miller have shown being around it for this long now doesn't bode well though does it?