Is Pettersson a top 5 C in the league?

[CanucksSayEh]

3 straight coaches have demoted him to 3c or pushed him to the wing at some point.

 

[EXTRAS]

As a Canucks fan I prefer jt miller.

 

[HockeyWooot]

No not yet, has shown ability to play at that level but needs to keep developing and get more consistent.

 

[SillyRabbit]

Since this thread was created, he had the worst six months of his career.

So no, he's not top 5, he might not even be top 10 right now.

JT Miller was very clearly the better player this past season.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Clearly not

 

[LTIR]

He is top 4 C on his team.

 

[Luck 6]

Yes he is. Don’t judge a player on the lowest stretch of his career, especially when he was playing injured.

Besides, the guy is 25 years old, he hasn’t even reached his prime yet. And, the guy still put up 89 points despite playing like ass for the past 6 months while injured, so ya, I’d say I wouldn’t count this guy out.

 

[TheGoldenGod]

Is the guy with 1 goal in 13 playoff games a top 5 center??? Lol

 

[dirtydanglez]

just outside the top 5 with crosby and hughes.

id go mcdavid, mack, drai, matthews, barkov

 

[Three On Zero]

Is the guy with 1 goal in 13 playoff games a top 5 center??? Lol

You should see how many goals Draisaitl has in his last 13 playoff games.

 

[nowhereman]

Here's the thing, I think he played incredibly poor over the last half of the season and embarrassed himself in the playoffs, even with his admitted injury. But I think this guy is going to rebound in a major way and end up top five in scoring next year. Bookmark it.

 

[Prairie Habs]

You should see how many goals Draisaitl has in his last 13 playoff games.

The same number as barkov in his last 13 playoff games

 

[KasperTheGrittyGhost]

McDavid
Mackinnon
Draisaitl
Barkov
Crosby / Hughes

Then it’s a big argument between like 7 guys

 

[TheSuperElite]

McDavid

MacKinnon
Draisaitl
Matthews
Crosby
Barkov/Miller
Hughes

 

[NeverForget06]

3rd best centre on his own team this playoffs

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

No, lacking in physical aspect of the game.

 

[Three On Zero]

The same number as barkov in his last 13 playoff games

So fair to say trying to use goals isn’t a good metric?

 

[KaraLupin]

Here's the thing, I think he played incredibly poor over the last half of the season and embarrassed himself in the playoffs, even with his admitted injury. But I think this guy is going to rebound in a major way and end up top five in scoring next year. Bookmark it.

He's going to have to go on a tear to make up for his start though.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Here's the thing, I think he played incredibly poor over the last half of the season and embarrassed himself in the playoffs, even with his admitted injury. But I think this guy is going to rebound in a major way and end up top five in scoring next year. Bookmark it.

Didn’t bookmark it, but he’ll need to go on a real heater, to get top 5 in scoring race.

He’s currently 113th among centres, in scoring race, let alone the league.

 

[Regal]

Probably in the top 5 for frustrating players to cheer for in Canucks history at this point.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Better question would be is he a top 5 C in the Pacific

 

[nowhereman]

Didn’t bookmark it, but he’ll need to go on a real heater, to get top 5 in scoring race.

He’s currently 113th among centres, in scoring race, let alone the league.

At this point, I'm just hoping he's PPG. I was right about him rebounding in 22-23 but this year was hopeful optimism that has quickly soured. I (along with the rest of the fanbase and league) have no idea what the hell is wrong with the guy.

 

[The Nuge]

Better question would be is he a top 5 C in the Pacific

I’d definitely argue no. IMO, the top 5 centers in the Pacific right now are McDavid, Draisaitl, Eichel, Kopitar, and Miller. Heck, he wasn’t even a top 5 center in the Oilers/Canucks series last year (small sample, but still a bad sign). He might have a case as Kopitar ages out, but even then, there’s a pretty good chance he gets passed by at least one of Celebrini, McTavish, Carlsson, etc before that happens

 

[Regal]

I’d definitely argue no. IMO, the top 5 centers in the Pacific right now are McDavid, Draisaitl, Eichel, Kopitar, and Miller. Heck, he wasn’t even a top 5 center in the Oilers/Canucks series last year (small sample, but still a bad sign). He might have a case as Kopitar ages out, but even then, there’s a pretty good chance he gets passed by at least one of Celebrini, McTavish, Carlsson, etc before that happens

I mean realistically he just has to get back to his play from a year ago to be above an old Kopitar. I don’t think he’d be pressed for time by the young guys since he’s already shown capable of it now. He just needs to do it again.