The Rise Of Elias Pettersson

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[@RobTalksHockey]

New Canucks Collection box!: 🔥 therthcompany.com/collections/all Does Pettersson have the potential to be the most complete player in NHL history?

[@goodeye6373]

When I think of complete I think of players like the Big E. Dominate all aspects. Vancouver is my team and he is my favorite player and think he is really good. Complete no. The Mess was a very complete forward. And a mix of nastiness. Not unless he gaines 20-25 pounds and becomes a power forward. Good enough to become the best Canuck ever.

[@noone-vl3pr]

nope, this is just silly. He's Mats Sundin 2.0 and like Mats he'll waste his career playing in Canaduh

[@nish.416]

Pettersson is a gifted player. To be a complete player... he needs to be in the 190-205lbs range. He definitely could be the next Federov type of player but fed was 6'2 and 207lbs. So not only could he take a hit... he could dish them out if he had to. Crosby is 200lbs... McK is 200lbs... most of the top 10 are 190+.

[@dannycarlow8204]

Did you bump your head or something? The answer is a resounding no. Are you screwing us around with that question? I'll take it as a joke.

[@goodeye6373]

@@nish.416 I agree.

[@johnsvensson6446]

My home team was on the receiving end in the SHL playoff finals the year before he went to the NHL. It was one of those times where your team got scored on and there was nothing to say. No bad calls, nothing obviously wrong with the defense or bad luck. He did his thing and we just went "Yeah. OK. At least he won't be around next year.". Now don't get me wrong, Växjö has continued to be a dominant club ever since, but that final series he just made it feel completely hopeless. Good to see he's finding his ways again, always enjoy seeing highlights from overseas when the players we remember seeing here make it big :)

[@pinking123et]

One thing was certain in that SHL FInal: Pettersson would score, somehow

[@mattblom3990]

As a Canuck fan, he's a rare bright spot. Was always decent, but he was lowkey labeled "difficult to coach" in his early years. The best part? One of our later round picks, Defenseman Elias Pettersson, is quickly climbing our prospect list and soon we should see two skilled Elias Pettersson's on Vancouver ice soon!

[@JSnipes-nb7uy]

From Vancouver and never once heard pettey is hard to coach or anything other than a good dude. The best part will be if he can help make us a competitive team NOT having two players with the same name play… no one cares about that sh*t. You don’t represent how fans feel w those comments.

[@gobacktoiceland2103]

ESPN Fantasy Rankings has him #3 in the Top 300 Players in NHL next season, under McD and Drai

[@electrohouselover07]

Nathan McKinnon would like to disagree with that ranking.

[@jameson1239]

I don’t think I agree with that considering Nathan Mackinnon, Auston Matthews and Matthew Tkachuk exist I could see him competing for number 5 though

[@coryjacobson6944]

Off white buy it even tho I don’t gotta buy it

[@gobacktoiceland2103]

@@coryjacobson6944 man of culture

[@austinmattoon1890]

Ahhh ESPN, known hockey experts. 😂😂😂

[@nhlvan]

Imo Petey never really fell off, he just wasn't anywhere near 100% in 2020-21 and the early part of 2021-22. While Petey didn't fall off, his image among the public sure did. Glad he's proven what canucks fans believe he could become.

[@B-a-s-i]

He didn't have a training camp and dealt with that wrist injury in his "fall off" year. Everyone knew he was going to absolutley tear it up the next season. Extremely rare generational player.

[@tychoncek]

not generational, but franchise player no doubt. "Generational" thrown around to lightly now

[@uz16]

@@tychoncek agreed. he's a franchise player

[@fobef]

@@tychoncek Yeah, mostly because we already have a generational player right now

[@user-qd3pf2be2j]

Speaking of Allsvenskan, Kenny Jönsson was voted the best defender of the tournament in the 2006 Olympics which was during his second season in Allsvenskan after returning to his childhood club Rögle after playing in the NHL for 10 years (and suffering several concussions). In European sports the club identity is very different from North America. The idea of a kid moving across the country to play sports when they switch age brackets is not the standard even if it sometimes happen. In Sweden this especially happen when kids enroll in senior high school at age 16. Leagues are also different as they are organised on the national level and there is a clear hierarchy where you have the first divison (Like SHL for hockey) and each year the worst teams in the league are moved down to the second tier while the best of the second tier are promoted. Elias Pettersson is from Ånge which is a tiny town outside Sundsvall so at age 16 he moved from Ånge to Sundsvall to play in Timrå. If you look at elite prospects you also see that he each year played in multiple teams belonging to Timrå IK where U16 mean up to 16, J18 is up to 18 years old etc. Swedish clubs tend to do this as a part of the career development of talents both to strengthen the team and because the deal with NHL allow Swedish players to move to America even if under contract but the Swedish club is paid a fee for talent development and it is also common that Swedish players who either fail in NHL or get older decide to move back to the club from their home city. A side effect of this system is that sometimes a huge talent end up playing in Allsvenskan because he played for at the junior level was in the second tier at the time of his development. Sometimes kids move directly from Allsvenskan and in other cases they do like Elias who left Timrå to Join Växjö for another year of development before moving to the NHL. A big difference between American development leagues and Allsvenskan is that the constant pressure of moving up and down in the league system mean that all clubs need to compete all the time so clubs got no space for rebuilds and the way ice hockey is played in SHL and Allsvenskan is very similar even if the quality of players is lower in Allsvenskan with top tier clubs in Allsvenskan being quite equivalent to bottom tier clubs in SHL.

[@lanstylez]

Love the goldeneye music, absolute burner there. This video aged really well. Currently #2 in league scoring with 21 points with 3 other canucks right behind him in the top 15. I really enjoyed your analysis, I think the only point I'd like to add is how much he lifts his team up. His hard working attitude and willingness to deliver hits and go into the danger areas of the ice and battle it out isn't just a sign of the completeness of his game, but the depths he's willing to go to win. He leads by example and in doing so lifts up everyone around him. The grinders look at him and think "I better get out there and pound ice" when they see their most elite scoring forward grinder harder than them on defense. It's remarkable, truly a new prototype for elite franchise players going forward.

[@LockedOnCanucks]

He's top 5 in the NHL that's for sure

[@radovanbabjak7903]

I wish you made videos more often they are always great!

[@AlexAnder-op7yc]

Never doubted him for a second.

[@thehockeylegobag9486]

2:21 did petey just dab?!?

[@gregspyker]

That was an excellent video. Thank you very much

[@christianbennis419]

This is just awesome X10, you are spot on!💯💪

[@pholai2756]

Its so good to see Pettersson being Pettersson again

[@darrinmeyer6914]

well written Rob, great Job!

[@sohlberg]

Good video, was amazed by EP his debut season here in Sweden, dominant. Glad he had the season he had this past season. Hopefully he can continue and the Canucks get a team around him that can deliver. As he shown, he's deadly in play-offs. Sadly I don't think they'll make the cut next season either.

[@Ball2VanGuy]

Hey Rob, I love some of your expressions and enjoyed this video, could this be a good year? Will Podz step up? Hronek how does he fit?

[@Hexinvir]

As a lifelong Canucks fan, it's been nice to watch Pettersson come along in his development. The Canucks have been a dumpster fire for a couple years, but he has been the bright spot in the seasons.

[@matsinilsson9578]

Lifting, VO2 max , and jump numbers this summer from Pettersons PT: 1. Cleans 145 kg 2. Dead lifts 230 kg 3. Deep back squat 210 x 3 4. Front squat 175 kg 5. Cooper test 3700 m (~70 mls/kg/min) 6. Bike VO2 max (confirmed 68 mls/kg/min) 7. Vertical jump 88 cm No snags or injuries reported.

[@MrPointmidget]

And he's just shy of 200 lbs this year. We saw a few nasty Petey hits last season, and I would expect more this year given his added size. 50 goals, 65 assists, back-checking beast, league lead in SHGs, and third on the team for hits. McDavid is a fast skater, a great puck handler, an awesome setup guy, and a wicked goal scorer... But Petey's tool kit is much deeper than that.

[@mattsterbrumster8860]

Great video!

[@davidesperon273]

good video you should upload more rob

[@inducedcomics]

Elias has the closest playing style to Gretzky than any other playing I've seen.

[@jnsl1982]

Nice spot, never thought about it but this is so true. Hockey IQ is off the charts, makes up for the lack of physicality and then some.

[@ANT4G0NIST]

Great video

[@dejjag]

Your Swedish pronunciation is great Rob! :D

[@gmod8033]

How did it take me 3 weeks to see this awesome video.

[@brandonabbott3888]

Really want that collector's box ! Hopefully it's still in stock when i can afford it.

[@stephentyler4352]

Banger!!

[@badastronaut2112]

Totally interested in seeing your take one the start of the season, now that the Canucks are 9-2-1 and petterson AND Hughes are point machines... haha so far...

[@acemoneymaker8242]

That joke about the flames was pretty good lol

[@evileyeball]

Every time I see Petterson and how he's doing now with Toccket and all the cool new people that Rutherford and Alvin have brought in the only song that comes to mind is "The Kid is Hot Tonight"

[@evileyeball]

At the All Star Break 2024 he's got 27 Goals 37 Assists and Leads the team with NINE Game Winning Goals.and he's 3 Points back of Both the leader in goals (Boeser) and the leader in points (Miller)

[@brandons1542]

2:43 hahahah love the Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor audio AUUUUAAHHHehh

[@danielejnarsson8574]

As a Swede. Your pronunciation of Allsvenskan is pretty good

[@rdeh1678]

And now he is leading the league in points as of November 11th 2023

[@KkevrockK]

Not chance in the Pacific division. Enjoy Connor and Leon like we did the Sedins )

[@blainehallmark2002]

Got the 2 premium collectors boxes. Thanks for Jake Neighbors yg canvas!!! -blues fan 🎉🎉

[@MaybeMintz]

I still love that shootout goal against Hellebyuck

[@JustaMountainbiker]

Hope he gets an capable surrounding soon. Hate to see a player like him being tied up to a mid franchise.

[@michaelhoar4793]

Can you do one of these for Johnny gaudreau because I think that it would be interesting

[@GreenGrassInc]

Did you pause your goldeneye watch at the end while filming the video?

[@AKA_Keegs]

Hoping I can get him in the second round of the draft this year (I have first round pick so obvi Mcjesus)

[@evertandersson9499]

I'm a VANfan but I'd love to see him go to AZ. That team is gonna set the world on fire in a few years. Embrazed the thing that Aquilini detests - a proper rebuild. Hate that management in VAN just couldn't take the opportunity to build a winner. Now the window has closed yet again. Lord Stanley is gonna keep avoiding us for many years to come. But the owner is the owner and he will keep on getting mediocre results if he does not change his ways. I really hope Elias leaves to give the organization a wake up call - and capspace. I'd love to see him on a winning team, he deserves it since he is generational. On almost any other team that would be (more) obvious.

[@user-jt1jt8qd5u]

trade him for crosby & Genzell, & we WILL win the cup this year

[@videogamevalley7523]

….I dont think I have heard about a league focus (and make mandatory) a sports phycologist to help players during struggles while playing (and in life) and thats really cool. You cant be productive if your not in the right frame of mind.

[@johncastro2148]

🐐goat🐐........

[@viperswhip]

I am nearly positive that is Petterson who is not signing, not because of the money, but because he wants to see how the season shakes out and what the team does over the summer.

[@plusfour1]

He's fixated on the exit interviews at the end of last season. All the players have been challenged to up their fitness level and to come to camp ready to go like they never have been before. EP wants to wait and see how the team, and most importantly how he responds. His last contract year was a dud. This year will not be the same.

[@bajjanitor]

OMG NO WAY!

[@clunkCA]

Loui Eriksson tha goat. Appreciate the shoutout to him

[@MatthewMac31]

Rob act don’t miss

[@anonymousrex5207]

This kid has all the skills to be one of the top players in the league, and that's saying something these days, but it will be up to him to be able to move past the injury and/or any mental blocks he was dealing with and show everyone just how good he can be going forward.

[@johncastro2148]

7:28 he still is and will always be the greatest swede in hockey 🐐 🐐

[@JohnB-mo4kq]

I love that you used a clip of The Vending Machine Matt Dumba coughing up the puck. Pretty happy we didn't resign him for the ridiculous amount he wanted. No clue how he got 3.9 million from AZ for one year.

[@justice4549]

Maybe the Wild won’t be as dirty of a team now

[@JohnB-mo4kq]

@@justice4549 Never heard anyone say we're known to be a dirty team. Foligno has had his fair share of questionable hits, but there are far dirtier teams out there lol.

[@glennhankins6927]

Arizona isn't that bright.

[@watcher63034]

Look at Kuzmenko. Same goals as Pettersson, and he looks good. A great pair. Now imagine if the team psychologist can get Boeser's mojo going again! Miller had an off year, but finished strong. MIchayev was one of the fastest players even with an injury, so imagine having him healthy all this next year. Got a huge boost in defensive capability, and just added a good goalie to the mix. Why ask if Pettersson's talent will be "wasted" here? I think the team will be extremely fun to watch, and they have not looked this good (potentially) in over a decade! If you want to go by stats alone, then last year Boston wins the cup hands down. So tell me, how did that work out? Forget stats for Vancouver. If they gel together really good this year, they will make the playoffs and be quite good.

[@valitsemllaluokanavahyvaks3556]

Best swedish hockey player currently in the world

[@willeb7052]

coming in hot for 120 points next szn

[@TVsuddendeath]

Mate, you're checking out the American pronounciation of "Allsvenskan", lol. :D The Swedish one is very different. Hehe

[@emilmilan7060]

As a Swede, Allsvenskan is pronounced: All (like the 'all' in B-all-oon) Svensk (as you would pronounce it) An (like the 'un' in cinnamon 'bun) Pardon for the weird references. Your first try at 4:52 is pretty damn near but the emphasis on the three syllables are the same All-Svensk-an (sounds more like All-Svens-kan in swedish speech). And it means kind of "the all-swedish".

[@Swoop187OG187]

Obviously Pettersson is nowhere near Gretzky, I can totally see the comparison,tho - because they're very similar. But obviously Gretzky is a time traveling wizard that knew where to be at all times to score, Pettersson lacks those "intangibles", lol..

[@marzbar8479]

That’s because Gretzky played in a good team, Pettersson is currently playing in a dumpster fire.

[@Swoop187OG187]

@@marzbar8479 I said he reminded me of Gretzky, not that he was anything remotely close to Gretzky.. lol, smh

[@rogerengblom5061]

Pettersson have a far more better shot than Gretsky had@@Swoop187OG187

[@rdeh1678]

Elias is a total steal for the canucks

[@sheikprovidence]

As a Swede I advise you to prounce it like "Al-svensk-un)

[@johnclaudevondon5333]

RTH dropping heat… who woulda though?

[@r1skoa373]

in some ways the junior career he had reminds me of Dvorsky right now

[@itzflurry3512]

speaking on the emotion for mackinnon get miller some help like him and then watch miller drop 100+ season

[@TzunSu]

A tip to pronounce "Allsvenskan". The "Al" sounds a lot like the English name "Al", like in Bundy. Your error is pronouncing it more like the "al" in "alms".

[@ZappaSheik]

Everyone in Sweden wondered how EP didn't go as nr1. Doing 1 ppg against men and former nhlers in a league just below SHL, it just shows the bias of the nhl

[@hollowmade]

Fun fact: Allsvenskan means, basically, "the all-swedish".

[@TylrVncnt]

Kid is sick

[@stevencooke6451]

Vancouver has to keep him or lose all credibility and attractiveness. The Canucks are good enough to compete for a playoffs spot. And then who knows?

[@Habsfan56744]

I wish the habs had a player like EP40

[@joeymitchell5277]

I’m sorry I love Petty, third fav player in league but most complete player is Sidney Crosby. I don’t see anyone passing that for awhile.

[@ethanpresley8153]

Peterson and Matthews both 60 goal selkie winners in the future?

[@hangover89]

All I want in this video is a u/groodles mention

[@shaylelarue787]

Promise land here we come

[@1andonlyMiro]

Canucks just NEED a Swede for a star, no matter the era

[@SethLoeppky-yh7pf]

At 6:15 that’s the other Elias Pettersson…….

[@daniellifeisprosperous]

EP40 is good for 40 this year. 100+ points.

[@glennhankins6927]

Bambi40 is good for 100+ this year for sure (giveaways)

[@daveatsixsixsix]

‘Meteoric’

[@Platnatimingbelt]

The only reason i can stand this Franchise is cause of hughes and Petterson they are crazy goood player and get brought down by the lack luster team around them hopefully the management can figure it out

[@bentencho]

"Perimeter player" = commentator never watched the player play before

[@dontreportmecauseialreadyb8658]

Why did they pick Another Elias Petterson?? that's funny

[@chrismdb5686]

Two Pettersons to echo the era of the Sedins. It's the Vancouver way

[@dontreportmecauseialreadyb8658]

o, kay

[@raymondleemanpaper]

They do it to confuse the opponent 😂

[@glennhankins6927]

They were jealous of the 2 Sebastian Aho's.

[@CosmicDK]

He's not re-signing in Van

[@t.j2418]

Saying his decline was worst you’ve ever seen is a bit dramatic Jesus Lou Ericsson just left

[@Mega-rw8mt]

3:51 the funny thing is that this pronounciaton is closer than what you ''corrected'' to like 3 seconds later. i get it tho, trying to pronounce something from a language you don't know can be annoying to say the least

[@jqme]

Typo in the thumbnail btw

[@benguin_]

Tell us how you really feel about Vancouver 🙊

[@1kgflow]

Rise of the swedish jedi

[@norvanman6125]

The Canucks did the right thing to get rid of Jake V not because of the fake r@pe accusation but because he had a bad influence on Petey and other young players. Dope smoking and elite athletes aren't good bedfellows despite what Ross Rebagliati thinks. That's the truth about Elias' down season.

[@canucklehead1100]

Well, has your question been answered yet?

[@karlkarlsson9126]

EiLajAhz PjIEthErZinE

[@jlalonde1000]

Nope couldn't play i playoff hockey with any team

[@chevelle1]

“Generational talent/player” is a phrase that gets thrown around all the time, especially with younger fans. Petterson is an excellent young forward, even a star player, but a point per game forward isn’t a generational player. Howe, Gretzky, Lemieux, Yzerman, Lidstrom, Crosby, McDavid are Ovechkin are generational.

[@RobTalksHockey]

You are absolutely right. But my argument is Pettersson is potential 120 point selke candidate. Something we haven’t seen in generations

[@B-a-s-i]

Do you know how rare a player like Pettersson is? What he did in the SHL and NHL rookie season before getting injured was generational.

[@glennhankins6927]

@@RobTalksHockey I'd be surprised to see Pettersson crack 80 points this year. One fluke season compared to his usual 60+ seasons is getting overblown. Teams will get in his face this year and shut him down. I'm more confident in Bo hitting 80 on Long Island this season.

[@glennhankins6927]

@@B-a-s-i He's not generational by any stretch of the imagination. You don't understand the meaning of the word, so sit down.

[@Paintba11er1]

absolutely love the vids and im no Canucks fan, but from an outside perspective idk how you call a 68 point season (32Gs 36As) a "meteoric dropoff" and a "shell of his former self" throwing out the injured 20-21 season, his point totals have gone 66, 66, 68, and 102.... seems like a great player still progressing IMO lol

[@Paintba11er1]

also cason soucy blows haha. Take it from a Kraken fan Im so glad he's gone lol

[@RobTalksHockey]

He finished with 68 points after Bruce came, but started the season with 3 goals in 22 games, on a 37 point pace

[@zTeaTheCoffee]

​@@Paintba11er1 Bro what? Saying Carson Soucy "blows" is at best an exaggeration. He's a very solid defensive defenseman with the tools to become either a competent 2nd pairing stalwart or a solid partner for Hughes, depending on how he does on the right side. Sure he's not good at moving the puck, but that's not what the Canucks signed him for.

[@Paintba11er1]

@@RobTalksHockey ahh got it so it was more of a specific comment on just the 1st couple months of the season vs the season itself?

[@Paintba11er1]

@@zTeaTheCoffee idk man I watched him every game for 2 years and what sticks out are him getting stripped when he tried to handle the puck for any period of time while trying to clear it and then penalties in the worst possible moments. \ I mean he was sometimes scratched as our 3rd pairing D. Its wild to me to be this excited to have him as a "2nd pairing stalwart" or god forbid your starting RD. But I absolutely wish you the best of luck with him (except for against the kraken)

[@Jayzon666]

Meteoric. Not "metioric".

[@dannycarlow8204]

He really is a very confusing player. I thought he would be much better by now but im happy where he is at the same time even though he hasn't progressed as much as I thought he would. Sometimes he's weak on his skates, sometimes he's strong. He is a very intelligent player nonetheless but can disappear at times. It's weird.

[@glennhankins6927]

Bambi40 is constantly getting knocked to the ice. It's embarrassing. And the puck giveaways are too frequent.

[@dannycarlow8204]

@@glennhankins6927 He can cut down the giveaways a bit if he stops with the stupid passes across the blue line in the offensive zone but I really don't know which side of him is going to show up more often this season. I want him in Vancouver but at the same time I think we can get something more consistent for him in a trade. Maybe a deal for a better goalie would be a good idea because I hate Demko. The Canucks have just put themselves in a bad spot for the last few seasons. Maybe things will get better, but I doubt it. The Canucks drive me mental.

[@braedonmorrissey7548]

of course it was a fuckin panther that choke slammed Elias into the ice lmfao now I know where Sam Bennet learned it from

[@glennhankins6927]

Best choke slam ever : Matheson on Bambi40.

[@timjonsson7761]

his junior years was way better than bedard. people who says different dont know shit about hockey or watched it

[@Dexter037S4]

There's a team out east that's looking to throw some cash around, who recently picked up another Franchise Center, who might pick up Pettersson.

[@narniawarrior0924]

BC weed got to him.

[@Matt23455]

"The most complete player in NHL history" is ridiculous hyperbole. His offensive game isn't as good as Crosby, nor is his defensive game. He's freaking awesome, but c'mon.

[@TylerMelnychuk]

talent is only wasted in arizona