World Juniors 2018

[2Fingers]

So he didn’t squawk about Pettersson being a toothpick ?

He may have earlier... but he clambered aboard the Pettersson bandwagon well before the draft.

Dude is schizophrenic about every prospect in every draft. The guy flip flops more than Reef.

Yeah no, I don’t flip flop.

IN you need to reduce the drugs you take.

It's not always about you

Wow the drugs must be good tonight, you referenced me so I assumed it was about me????

Pardon me for my confusion.

[rats19]

It’s anybody’s game come on Canada

[Island Nucklehead]

Wow the drugs must be good tonight, you referenced me so I assumed it was about me????

Pardon me for my confusion.

wow.

Do you need a browser update? Can you not see the picture of a flip flop?

[Cousin Strawberry]

Canada all over sweden on the forecheck...no room to move or time to think...

Swedish coach looks like he yanked Pettersson off the top line...one too many turnovers. Hes struggled

[Island Nucklehead]

Canada all over sweden on the forecheck...no room to move or time to think...

Swedish coach looks like he yanked Pettersson off the top line...one too many turnovers. Hes struggled

Sweden is the more talented team.

Pettersson is easily out muscled. Physically, one of the weaker players on the ice.

I can see why Steenbergen has been stapled to the bench.

[rats19]

Gold Jerry

[2Fingers]

Gold Jerry

Yeah baby.

Wait where is the USA

Finally a goalie.

[Cousin Strawberry]

Pettersson is easily out muscled. Physically, one of the weaker players on the ice.

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Ya hes a ways out from being able to jump into an NHL line up.

Who are some other bird boned players from the past that went on to have decent careers? I know Gretz was a toothpick but this kid looks like he needs a bowl of porridge from unicef

[Island Nucklehead]

Pettersson is easily out muscled. Physically, one of the weaker players on the ice.

.

Ya hes a ways out from being able to jump into an NHL line up.

Who are some other bird boned players from the past that went on to have decent careers? I know Gretz was a toothpick but this kid looks like he needs a bowl of porridge from unicef

i wouldn't be terribly worried UDL. It's a 19 year old's tourney, and Petersson is built like a 16 year old.

He'll get there on talent alone, but it'll just take a couple years for his body to catch up.

[2Fingers]

Pettersson is easily out muscled. Physically, one of the weaker players on the ice.

.

Ya hes a ways out from being able to jump into an NHL line up.

Who are some other bird boned players from the past that went on to have decent careers? I know Gretz was a toothpick but this kid looks like he needs a bowl of porridge from unicef

i wouldn't be terribly worried UDL. It's a 19 year old's tourney, and Petersson is built like a 16 year old.

He'll get there on talent alone, but it'll just take a couple years for his body to catch up.

More than 1-2 years?

[Island Nucklehead]

More than 1-2 years?

Depends if we can get him on a Russian "supplementation" program.

[SKYO]

Re: Pettersson weight issue.

It's why if he makes the Canucks on his talent alone next season, it's best if he's sheltered in between a veteran two-way presence in Eriksson and the rugged & even bigger dude by next year Virtanen, because every year he should be piling on the lean muscle, JV should be gunning for the optimal Iginla size of 6'1 - 210/215lbs.

[2Fingers]

God Skyo have him play with LE??? Really????

You must do a lot of hit of white powder to think that would help in his development.

Put him with talented players.

[Island Nucklehead]

Re: Pettersson weight issue.

It's why if he makes the Canucks on his talent alone next season, it's best if he's sheltered in between a veteran two-way presence in Eriksson and the rugged & even bigger dude by next year Virtanen, because every year he should be piling on the lean muscle, JV should be gunning for the optimal Iginla size of 6'1 - 210/215lbs.

As if jumping into the small-ice NHL isn’t hard enough. You want him to do it while trying to put on muscle (ie in the gym a lot) and playing on a horrific team in a demanding market. He was deadly on the PP in the tourney but Canada exposed him 5-on-5 and in his own zone. He’s clearly not ready for NHL action.

He’ll come when he’s ready. If he blows the doors off like Boeser that’s great, but I’d rather try the Nylander route with him and suck him in Utica to learn the NA game and get on the training and diet plan away from the unreasonable expectations in Vancouver. Or leave him in Europe and have that ELC slide again. Having him and Juolevi bulking up and still on ELC into their 20’s would not be a bad thing.

[Per]

Good game between two good teams, eventhough the refs did their best to destroy it.
22 Pim for Sweden and just 2 for Canada. Seriously?!

Apparently embellishing is no longer a taboo gor Canadian players. Sad.
But Sweden's penalty killing is top notch, so we didn't give up a single goal against shorthanded and instead scored one.
We really could have benefitted from some powerplay time though, which is when Pettersson and Nylander really shine.

Oh well.

Great goaltending on both sides. None of the goals were soft, well, except for the empty netter.
All in all a good game with some really promising players on both sides.

Congrats Canada. We'll beat you next time!