Thomas Drance on Pettersson, Canucks 3 game win streak and more
Thomas Drance from The Athletic joined the guys and talked about Elias Pettersson’s struggles, the heat on him and the Canucks current three game win streak.
Well,time to grow up, scooter boy. It's funny how it went from physical injury to now a mental thing, which is ok and harder to fix. But let's put players in the lineup that can play.
That penalty he drew last game where he did the between the legs deke in the slotā¦..that was a really good sign for me. That was vintage Petey. That was a really good thing to see.
I believe in Petey's skill and his hockey IQ. Despite questioning his physical and mental resolve to overcome adversity to get his "compete" going again, I am sincerely a fan and hopeful for him. He has to know he is an integral part of our team and that although we as fans are not going to simply let him dial it in as far as game and "compete" effort- we will truly respect, celebrate, and honor him when he finds his game again as the overall team success depends on it. Bottomline, Canadian hockey fans respect and revere a warrior (that is why I am and always will be a fan of the hockey careers of Rick Tocchet, Adam Foote, and Sergei Gonchar). Let's see some of that Viking blood, Petey!
How funny would it be if OEL kissed his ring while playing Vancouver later this year? Heās too classy for something like that, but it would remind me of the Chappelleās Show Wayne Brady sketch
We all want EP40 to get back to form and be the player we all know he can be. If he does, the team is better for it. It's up to him though. He's a professional hockey player getting paid A LOT of $$. Athletes & celebrities receive praise when they perform well and they get scrutiny when things go sideways. It's part of the job. The spotlight won't go away so he can either step up or step off. EP40 has been struggling since last February, including the playoffs. No one expects him to score every night but it is expected he show up and be noticeable in a positive way. I hope he regains his form…soon.
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Lol Thomas at some point you gotta stop blindly defending this dude. Itās 50 games now not 5 or 10.
Listen Petterson is paid 11.6 and heās playing like a 3-4 million dollar player itās as simple as that.
No body has been wrong so often while having the confidence of never been wrong like this clown
well, he's had 191 pts in the last 2 years, so not too bad, imo
Well,time to grow up, scooter boy. It's funny how it went from physical injury to now a mental thing, which is ok and harder to fix. But let's put players in the lineup that can play.
Take control Petey
For god sake Petey score some goals so we can talk about something else.
Iām just here to say hi to peteys friends/family before they forwarded this clip to petey šš
That penalty he drew last game where he did the between the legs deke in the slotā¦..that was a really good sign for me. That was vintage Petey. That was a really good thing to see.
I believe in Petey's skill and his hockey IQ. Despite questioning his physical and mental resolve to overcome adversity to get his "compete" going again, I am sincerely a fan and hopeful for him. He has to know he is an integral part of our team and that although we as fans are not going to simply let him dial it in as far as game and "compete" effort- we will truly respect, celebrate, and honor him when he finds his game again as the overall team success depends on it. Bottomline, Canadian hockey fans respect and revere a warrior (that is why I am and always will be a fan of the hockey careers of Rick Tocchet, Adam Foote, and Sergei Gonchar). Let's see some of that Viking blood, Petey!
How funny would it be if OEL kissed his ring while playing Vancouver later this year? Heās too classy for something like that, but it would remind me of the Chappelleās Show Wayne Brady sketch
We all want EP40 to get back to form and be the player we all know he can be. If he does, the team is better for it. It's up to him though. He's a professional hockey player getting paid A LOT of $$. Athletes & celebrities receive praise when they perform well and they get scrutiny when things go sideways. It's part of the job. The spotlight won't go away so he can either step up or step off. EP40 has been struggling since last February, including the playoffs. No one expects him to score every night but it is expected he show up and be noticeable in a positive way. I hope he regains his form…soon.
Drance is and will always be a moron.
Drance…OEL being injured in his last season doesn't explain his crappy play relative to his contract in the previous seasons he was a Canuck.
This guy & Sat Shaw lobbied hard for Petey to get 12 million per.