Elias Pettersson | #40 | C/LW

[Jess]

[Sherwood]

Thanks for letting me be Captain, Petey! Now let’s get into the playoffs, and get you re-signed!

[Task]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxQ_y0nSTZy/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Petey looks strong. He’s going to have a great year!

Edited September 16, 2023 by Task

[Truefan99]

15 hours ago, Huggy Bear said:

Thanks for letting me be Captain, Petey! Now let’s get into the playoffs, and get you re-signed!

Already leading huggy love to see it 

[Rindiculous]

I'm quite sad that our thousand page Virtanen and Petey threads have gone by the wayside.  It was always funny watching threads blow up on controversial topics

[Strawbone]

I’ve heard this guy is pretty good. Looking forward to watching him play. 

[-dlc-]

Petey's getting strong!

[HKSR]

11 hours ago, -dlc- said:

Petey's getting strong!

He's almost there!

[Bob Long]

11 hours ago, -dlc- said:

Petey's getting strong!

 

I hope we re-sign him before he becomes Forsberg. Petey is motivated. 

 

[Jester13]

11 hours ago, -dlc- said:

Petey's getting strong!

He's gotta be up to 190lbs now of pure muscle. Wowza.

[Jess]

2 hours ago, Jester13 said:

He's gotta be up to 190lbs now of pure muscle. Wowza.

I swear every year I think he's gained tons of muscle and it turns out he's still like 178 lol. Just insanely lean muscle. Lidstrom-like in that sense.

[Baratheon]

12 minutes ago, -AJ- said:

I swear every year I think he's gained tons of muscle and it turns out he's still like 178 lol. Just insanely lean muscle. Lidstrom-like in that sense.

Wasn’t he like 160 when we drafted him?  It takes time to build muscle if you’re not using “special vitamins”.  

[Jess]

7 minutes ago, Baratheon said:

Wasn’t he like 160 when we drafted him?  It takes time to build muscle if you’re not using “special vitamins”.  

Probably, but I think he was about 175 by time he hit the NHL and he's barely any heavier, unless this year is different. That said, I'm okay with him being slim if he plays like he did last year.

[Honkin Hronek]

18 hours ago, Rindiculous said:

I'm quite sad that our thousand page Virtanen and Petey threads have gone by the wayside.  It was always funny watching threads blow up on controversial topics

Petey's was especially hilarious just because so many people HATED the pick. Virtanen and Juolevi's threads are just sad to look back on, and Hughes wasn't as controversial. The initial JT thread though was *chef's kiss* beautiful.

[Jester13]

25 minutes ago, -AJ- said:

I swear every year I think he's gained tons of muscle and it turns out he's still like 178 lol. Just insanely lean muscle. Lidstrom-like in that sense.

Yeah, 190 might be asking too much, but he's got to be 185. He's put on so much muscle top to bottom. Can't wait to see him this year aye yi yi.

[Diamonds]

2 hours ago, Jester13 said:

Yeah, 190 might be asking too much, but he's got to be 185. He's put on so much muscle top to bottom. Can't wait to see him this year aye yi yi.

He was noticeably stronger and harder to knock off the puck last year, but still with room for improvement. It definitely looks like he's put in work this offseason to continue building his strength and even if he only weighs in at 180lbs I have a feeling he's going to be a force this year.

[cripplereh]

120 point plus season???

 

What do others think??

[Jess]

39 minutes ago, cripplereh said:

120 point plus season???

 

What do others think??

Optimistic IMO, but it is possible. With his defensive game though, that would probably have him finish 2nd in Hart voting and maybe even rival McDavid, depending on how many points McDavid gets.

[Canuck-Oni]

Tocchets system is more defense first oriented, or has a greater emphasis on defense responsibility.

I wonder if a full season of this playstyle will hinder Petterssons point totals?

I think it's a trade off he would gladly take if it means more team points and a playoff berth however.

[Diamonds]

14 hours ago, Canuck-Oni said:

Tocchets system is more defense first oriented, or has a greater emphasis on defense responsibility.

I wonder if a full season of this playstyle will hinder Petterssons point totals?

I think it's a trade off he would gladly take if it means more team points and a playoff berth however.

It's a trade-off I would be happy with as well. If Petey drops down to 80-90 points but is a Selke finalist I would still be very happy. 

[flat land fish]

1 minute ago, Diamonds said:

It's a trade-off I would be happy with as well. If Petey drops down to 80-90 points but is a Selke finalist I would still be very happy. 

He was still scoring at a prolific rate after tochet arrived, he naturally plays good 2 way hockey so no big concerns.

[Rip The Mesh]

 

[Jess]

1 minute ago, Rip The Mesh said:

 

 

"You guys make it a distraction." Great quote.

[Rip The Mesh]

6 minutes ago, -AJ- said:

 

"You guys make it a distraction." Great quote.

I'm a tad worried but I truly thinks he absolutely loves it here. However; I wouldn't throw an insulting first off on him. They may have it all figured out already for all we know.

Keeping secrets from our local media is never a bad idea.

[Rip The Mesh]