On this week’s episode, Nathan “Grav” Murdock’s spicy take is that Vancouver Canucks forward Eilias Pettersson is a Top-5 Centre in the NHL right now. Do you agree? Let us know in the comments below!
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36 Comments
No i dont see it this way
Just look at his 5 on 5 scoring vs. the other top centers.. and then compare their teams vs. Canucks.
This guy has the worst takes in the hockey community lol
Absolutely not
He is at least the top 5 center and a top 10 players in the NHL.
Is there a setting to filter out the SN videos that feature this guy. Everything about him makes me cringe.
He should just stick to baseball.
Hell ya hes a 200 foot center that excels in both Zones and hes getting bigger and better.
No, he’s not better then mcdavid, drai, mackinnon, Crosby, point, Thompson, Hughes, etc(no specific order)
Pettersson 2017 top 5 Drafted chosen so many moved in his skating Dynamite needs to prove Defense but all in all is good top 10 center in the League Gretzky like shot best so far
says if you want to include drai in the top 5 centers and that's iffy if you do….alrighty then, 2 hot takes in one video I see.
Yep HE doesn't get enough credit, so underrated.
I'm so happy you are giving Petey his respect. He gets so little of it around the league.
Not yet. And questioning dri being in the top 5 is a joke.
Grav is on sportsnet now?????
Lol no. Drai gets so little respect it is insane. Guy scores 50/50 and is the only guy to do it since Ovechkin and did it twice and you got goofballs like this guy saying Petterson is better.
Top 3 but im biased
Does anyone know why he is so underrated??????
Finally getting respect !!!
I always rooted for Petey, I am the furthest thing from a Canucks fan but ever since I heard the story behind his drafting and how most teams past on him because he was "lanky"
I may not be a Vancouver fan but Elias will always be a player I wanna watch.
Top 10 center, maybe. But to put him in the top 5 is crazy talk lol. Elias does have high upside to his game, but, it's waaaaaay to early to say he's a top 5 center in the league.
His overall comparable for the bulk of his career is Datsyuk. Injuries have slowed down his development, but it looks like he’s getting everything together now. The next thing he needs to work on is his draws. With his hands, his quickness, and his brain, he should be better than a 44-45% on faceoffs. Not that being crap on draws has hurt Malkin much… still, it’s a weakness in his overall game. I’m fairly confident that he will find a way to improve that.
Ya need to look closer at his blocked shots.
Pettersson is elite
Atta boy grav! I know us Canucks fans rave over him but he really is underrated by the rest of the league.
Top 5? Your kidding me right? Go look at the 1st line center on all 32 teams. I'm not sure i would even put him top 10 and if I do it's because he is still young and can improve a lot.
So first dangle, now this kid. Wow has sportsnet fallen!!
He's probably a top 5 center on Canadian teams
Still have McDavid and Draisaitl ahead, and probably Matthews ahead too (despite his off season). League-wide MacKinnon, Thompson, and J. Hughes are probably better too.
I always thought Petey was overrated, pretty harsch considering I myself am Swedish. I have changed my mind
imagine him in bruins or oilers!
10million dollar man
Top 5 is a bit too high for me , but definitely top 10
He’s not a top 5 center. Mcdavid, draisaitl, Mackinnon, Matthews, Crosby, Thompson, & Hughes are all better than he is at this point.
People are callin this guy high for claiming that Pettersson is a top 5 centre (which he is in the NHL bracket) and they're claiming that Crosby is better LMAO
For that wuss to be a top 5 centre he has to be better than at least 4 of the following: Crosby, MacKinnon, Bergeron, Matthews, McDavid, Point, Draisaitl, and Stamkos. And I haven't even mentioned Malkin, Barkov, Toews, O'Reilly, Kane, and a good dozen others that make Timbits Peterson look like the fat kid from the Mighty Ducks movies! You must have a screw loose!
Higher ceiling that datsyuk, better shot, better at creating spaces, better passer
I guess he is somewhere in that top 5-7 tier. He is incredible no doubt, it's his compete level and drive to be the best he can be and to win that makes him the player he is I think.