The Petey Predicament

[Topper]

He had one nice one on one break late in the third and shot over the bar. Could have been .... Too bad that was his good play of the night. Ok, the cross crease pass to make for the PP goals was alright.

[Cousin Strawberry]

Oct 6 1 2 22%
Nov 2 6 4 27%
Dec 5 2 5 42%
Jan 6 1 4 31%
Feb 2 6 5 38%
Mar 3 2 7 58%
Apr 0 5 3 38%

So... 22+27+42+31+38+58+38=256

256 ÷7=36.57

Should be more like EP36.57%

[Argay Ham]

He had one nice one on one break late in the third and shot over the bar. Could have been .... Too bad that was his good play of the night. Ok, the cross crease pass to make for the PP goals was alright.

Honestly one of his better games this season. Same with Hronek.

[Hockey Widow]

There are many rumours out there now that he is dealing with a nagging knee problem. He has been seen wearing a brace off ice and at practice perhaps as a rehab measure but no confirmation he is wearing one in games. So, not to pile on the excuses, but perhaps he does have a bad knee that he needs a full off season to rehab properly. Perhaps he didn't properly rehab it last summer???

Perhaps he is the type of player that cannot play through injuries like other warriors? Who knows but I am in the camp that says something is wrong. You don't just stop being a point a game player and drop-off as much as he has without there being something. Perhaps that explains the JT pussy comments??

I buy he had a hard time with JT but dont see that as the main issue. It seems everyone was dealing with it in their own way but it seems JT crossed some lines that really didn't have to do with Pettersson at the end of the day. Something is up with the guy.

[JelloPuddingPop]

There are many rumours out there now that he is dealing with a nagging knee problem. He has been seen wearing a brace off ice and at practice perhaps as a rehab measure but no confirmation he is wearing one in games. So, not to pile on the excuses, but perhaps he does have a bad knee that he needs a full off season to rehab properly. Perhaps he didn't properly rehab it last summer???

Perhaps he is the type of player that cannot play through injuries like other warriors? Who knows but I am in the camp that says something is wrong. You don't just stop being a point a game player and drop-off as much as he has without there being something. Perhaps that explains the JT pussy comments??

I buy he had a hard time with JT but dont see that as the main issue. It seems everyone was dealing with it in their own way but it seems JT crossed some lines that really didn't have to do with Pettersson at the end of the day. Something is up with the guy.

I'm not so sure HW - he might have a sore knee, but likely not bad enough for his game to fall off that badly, maybe a bit, but not off the cliff he has fallen. Has to be in his head.

Just listening to Rick's post-game, he is as frustrated with Petey as we are. That doesn't seem like a coach who thinks injury is preventing anything - kept say he needs to move his feet, and if it's in his mind etc. Spoke about him double-clutching on many plays. Clearly doesn't know how to get our mercurial centreman going.

[dangler]

The slump has gone on for so long that it's ruined his confidence.

[Argay Ham]

I'm not so sure HW - he might have a sore knee, but likely not bad enough for his game to fall off that badly, maybe a bit, but not off the cliff he has fallen. Has to be in his head.

Just listening to Rick's post-game, he is as frustrated with Petey as we are. That doesn't seem like a coach who thinks injury is preventing anything - kept say he needs to move his feet, and if it's in his mind etc. Spoke about him double-clutching on many plays. Clearly doesn't know how to get our mercurial centreman going.

Maybe he completely fucked one of his ligaments so bad it might as well not exist anymore.

As for the pussy comments, ya no one likes being called a pussy but it's not the end of the world either. EP has likely continually come into camp in bad shape and then is well under proper playing weight during the season.

As for the player, if the player WANTS to play...let them. That's the way it's always been in this league. Doctors can only diagnose, they can't tell the patient how their body feels as a result of ailment. And sometimes you get diagnoses wrong.

See, I agree with dangler as well. It's not one thing with EP it's like 2 or 3 different things and it is entirely his lifestyle choices that led him here.

[UWSaint]

There are many rumours out there now that he is dealing with a nagging knee problem....

Perhaps he is the type of player that cannot play through injuries like other warriors? ....

.... Something is up with the guy.

Whatever is up with his knee, his brain is frozen. He has to shoot the puck more. He has to take the game at the opponent and play quicker. He has to trust chaos makes things happen.

Every moment nothing happens in the offensive zone is a moment the defense can reposition and defend a smaller area.

I don't agree that he can't play through injuries. If he has one, he is playing through it. Just not well.

[Diehard1]

There are many rumours out there now that he is dealing with a nagging knee problem. He has been seen wearing a brace off ice and at practice perhaps as a rehab measure but no confirmation he is wearing one in games. So, not to pile on the excuses, but perhaps he does have a bad knee that he needs a full off season to rehab properly. Perhaps he didn't properly rehab it last summer???

Perhaps he is the type of player that cannot play through injuries like other warriors? Who knows but I am in the camp that says something is wrong. You don't just stop being a point a game player and drop-off as much as he has without there being something. Perhaps that explains the JT pussy comments??

I buy he had a hard time with JT but dont see that as the main issue. It seems everyone was dealing with it in their own way but it seems JT crossed some lines that really didn't have to do with Pettersson at the end of the day. Something is up with the guy.

I agree HW - something is definitely up with him and it's so hard to tell what it is.

If it's his knee and it's so bad, why hasn't he taken any time off? I have no doubt his knee isn't 100% but I don't think it's that bad otherwise he wouldn't be playing. I get that players like to gut it out to try and help the team, but he's not doing that. He's probably not hurting it but with the prime minutes he gets that may not actually be true. If it's an injury take some time off and get right, even if he's out long term, because this version of Petey is probably playing as a good 3rd line centre.

If it's in his head that's more concerning. I'm starting to believe that his issues are that he can't handle pressure, as every time it gets turned up he seems to disappear. When he was younger that wasn't the case - remember how good he was in the bubble playoffs? There was no media around and no fans so perhaps that's why he played well there. He was garbage in the playoffs last year when the heat was turned up and the fans going nuts, and he's been even worse this whole season. He's also starting to outwardly show signs of frustration on the bench and in the media which isn't good.

There's been lots of talk this morning about his not shooting this season and that would have nothing to do with a knee injury, that's his head. He's just not playing with any fire and he's deferring at every opportunity which is a 180 from what he did before.

If he can't perform under pressure then he's definitely not suited for this market - or any big market really. I'd definitely have him on the block and if they get a decent offer for him pull the trigger, as I just don't see a team with Petey as its highest paid forward going anywhere. That's not an easy thing to say for a guy who thought Petey was a top 10 player in the league just 18 months ago. He's lost it and given his contract I don't think the Canucks can afford to wait and see if he gets it back - it's either trade him now or you're stuck with that contract for another 7 years.

[Meds]

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A few choice quotes.....

Pettersson, who was among NHL scoring leaders around this time last season before signing the richest contract in Canucks history, has two assists in six games in February. He hasn’t scored a goal in 11 NHL games. He also went pointless in three games for Sweden while battling illness and an undisclosed knock at the best-on-best tournament.

“We've talked about he has to move his feet, and can't double clutch (with the puck),” Canucks coach Rick Tocchet told Sportsnet Sunday night after his main press scrum had ended. “I think he's waiting for something. I don't know if it's a lack of confidence in his shot, but as soon as he has room, he's got to take it and . . . just got to blast it. I'd rather him just rip a puck right now. He's not moving his feet.

When we asked Pettersson whether confidence is a factor when struggling to score, the alternate captain said: “It's more annoying dealing with the media.”

Well, there’s only seven years left on that contract.

To be clear, the offensive outage for Vancouver extends far beyond Pettersson’s slump...

Boeser has two goals and no assists in six games in February. Kiefer Sherwood and Pius Suter... also have just two points apiece this month. And new second-line centre Filip Chytil has looked far less dangerous... than he did...

But in stark contrast to Pettersson, all of these other players are still shooting. Boeser and Garland have 12 shots the last six games, Suter 11 and Sherwood 10. Chytil has 19 shots since joining the Canucks in the Miller trade.

[Megaterio Llamas]

Miller was the first star in the Ranger game yesterday.

[Topper]

If being called a pussy upsets you, stop acting like a pussy.

Pussy

This has all the drama of Letterkenny's Senior Men's team locker room

[Strangelove]

If being called a pussy upsets you, then you ARE a pussy.

[Meds]

If being called a pussy upsets you, then you ARE a pussy.

Easy there Doc.

Your fellow Petey apologists are going to get upset with you.

[Argay Ham]

Miller was the first star in the Ranger game yesterday.

At least we didn’t lose 8-2 to the fucking Sabres. Now that team is in seriousl trouble.