Im not saying it would have made a difference or this was the right/wrong choice, but this coach is absolutely clueless in general.
TheRook_
In before the Petey Fans and Haters go at it.
Radiant_Sherbert7272
Outside of the two goals he had against Slovakia, he wasn’t all that noticeable. I don’t even know what you say about Pettersson anymore.
rough_poop
Sam Hallam is a hockey terrorist
21marvel1
Stop stop the horse is already dead
Kaos_mission
Trade him for Byfield now that LA’s desperate with Fiala’s injury
Firestorm238
I thought he was actually pretty good when he was in. That one sequence with two shots in tight was nice, and he did a vintage fake slap shot pass coming off the rush which was really nice too. Also some nice blocked shots.
He still looks slower than he used to, but effective nonetheless.
keereeyos
Eh most of the Swedish players were ass outside of Markstrom, Raymond and Zib. The coach especially was terrible like putting slow ass Landeskog against Hughes during OT.
Louberry
I honestly thought his line looked good through the first two periods, especially in the first when they were by far Swedens most dangerous line. Then they basically sat him for the third and OT.
Im not saying he would have made a difference, but Ericksson EK and Wennberg getting double shifted and providing absolutely nothing offensively didnt seem like the play in my eyes.
ja211
Trade him for anything. He’s cooked as an impact player. He was fine but just doesn’t have IT any more. Not sure what combination of physical and mental… really don’t know if this has happened in the NHL before.
MagiksSon
Anyone putting this on petey is a clueless casual when literally every Swedish fan is constantly complaing about their shitty coach even going back to the 4 nations face off.
ToothPlayful770
He’s slow and the team was behind 0-1, he also wasn’t very good in his own end, I think the benching was warranted.
Two chances to clear the zone here and he botches it and makes a brain dead second play, but nah lets just ignore this stuff and blame the coach!
Man I got downvoted to shit for saying this before, but his downfall directly correlates with his off ice relationship. I’m not for a second saying it’s his wife’s fault, but it is obvious hockey isn’t as important to Pettersson anymore. He’s never been a freak when it comes to off season preparation, and has relied on his talent. It is catching up to him now that he has other priorities in life.
Aggravating-Rush9029
Team swedens center depth was an issue top to bottom. Petey just happened to be at the bottom of it. Can argue he could have played more and Eriksson Ek less but the reality is neither were good enough for this best on best tournament.
Feisty_Dirt4191
Can anybody remember another player falling off so harsh
General-Tea2817
Add it to the excuses list
debotch
Soooo. Not the boost to his confidence that we were hoping for? Sigh.
funkiemarky
Why no Petey with Raymond? They looked dynamite together
Radeon9980
He was invisible and not used in critical times.
Icy-Pomegranate-5644
Petey is clearly best suited as a complementary player in his current form. He’s not your core, but he’s not worthless.
cointalkz
He’s never ever going back to the player he was.
The biggest fall off in NHL history (literally)
maketherightmove
Lukas Reichel had more points than Petey in this tournament.
theboneandonly
Aquilini must love paying this guy
Only-Nature7410
Kampf played 19 mins vs Canada.
Fantasy_Puck
Link to Swedish Players TOI broken down by period:
Thought he looked pretty good in all the games I saw. Meanwhile Forsberg was out there with clear chances to shoot on net and goes for a pass turning the puck over for nothing multiple times in the 3rd
sqwischy
I dunno if him getting 15 minutes would have made the difference. But I will concede that sam hallam is an absolute brutal coach.. forsberg, bratt etc.. Just completely mismanaged bench imo
phantomgiratina
You’re telling me this is the same coach that coached Petey to his SHL MVP season?
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Im not saying it would have made a difference or this was the right/wrong choice, but this coach is absolutely clueless in general.
In before the Petey Fans and Haters go at it.
Outside of the two goals he had against Slovakia, he wasn’t all that noticeable. I don’t even know what you say about Pettersson anymore.
Sam Hallam is a hockey terrorist
Stop stop the horse is already dead
Trade him for Byfield now that LA’s desperate with Fiala’s injury
I thought he was actually pretty good when he was in. That one sequence with two shots in tight was nice, and he did a vintage fake slap shot pass coming off the rush which was really nice too. Also some nice blocked shots.
He still looks slower than he used to, but effective nonetheless.
Eh most of the Swedish players were ass outside of Markstrom, Raymond and Zib. The coach especially was terrible like putting slow ass Landeskog against Hughes during OT.
I honestly thought his line looked good through the first two periods, especially in the first when they were by far Swedens most dangerous line. Then they basically sat him for the third and OT.
Im not saying he would have made a difference, but Ericksson EK and Wennberg getting double shifted and providing absolutely nothing offensively didnt seem like the play in my eyes.
Trade him for anything. He’s cooked as an impact player. He was fine but just doesn’t have IT any more. Not sure what combination of physical and mental… really don’t know if this has happened in the NHL before.
Anyone putting this on petey is a clueless casual when literally every Swedish fan is constantly complaing about their shitty coach even going back to the 4 nations face off.
He’s slow and the team was behind 0-1, he also wasn’t very good in his own end, I think the benching was warranted.
Two chances to clear the zone here and he botches it and makes a brain dead second play, but nah lets just ignore this stuff and blame the coach!
https://i.redd.it/euhaqa207ckg1.gif
Man I got downvoted to shit for saying this before, but his downfall directly correlates with his off ice relationship. I’m not for a second saying it’s his wife’s fault, but it is obvious hockey isn’t as important to Pettersson anymore. He’s never been a freak when it comes to off season preparation, and has relied on his talent. It is catching up to him now that he has other priorities in life.
Team swedens center depth was an issue top to bottom. Petey just happened to be at the bottom of it. Can argue he could have played more and Eriksson Ek less but the reality is neither were good enough for this best on best tournament.
Can anybody remember another player falling off so harsh
Add it to the excuses list
Soooo. Not the boost to his confidence that we were hoping for? Sigh.
Why no Petey with Raymond? They looked dynamite together
He was invisible and not used in critical times.
Petey is clearly best suited as a complementary player in his current form. He’s not your core, but he’s not worthless.
He’s never ever going back to the player he was.
The biggest fall off in NHL history (literally)
Lukas Reichel had more points than Petey in this tournament.
Aquilini must love paying this guy
Kampf played 19 mins vs Canada.
Link to Swedish Players TOI broken down by period:
[https://wmr-static-assets.scd.dgplatform.net/wmr/static/_PDF/OWG2026/IHO/2026-02-18/IHOMTEAM6————-QFNL000400–__C74_4.0.pdf](https://wmr-static-assets.scd.dgplatform.net/wmr/static/_PDF/OWG2026/IHO/2026-02-18/IHOMTEAM6————-QFNL000400–__C74_4.0.pdf)
Thought he looked pretty good in all the games I saw. Meanwhile Forsberg was out there with clear chances to shoot on net and goes for a pass turning the puck over for nothing multiple times in the 3rd
I dunno if him getting 15 minutes would have made the difference. But I will concede that sam hallam is an absolute brutal coach.. forsberg, bratt etc.. Just completely mismanaged bench imo
You’re telling me this is the same coach that coached Petey to his SHL MVP season?