Petan is a very good skater who makes skilled plays. He has good top end speed and the agility and ability to turn on a dime, change angles on a defender and create space for himself. He has quick feet and is shifty, with quick hands, either with the puck or shooting. He seems to be like a spark plug and is always moving. He creates something every shift. The puck seems to be magnetized to his stick. He is so smooth and so shifty with the puck; amazing puck control. Despite his size, he has the ability to protect the puck in traffic. He can also handle it well at top speed and is very creative with the puck on his stick, especially when moving through traffic. He has good vision, but it is not his best asset. Petan does see the ice very well and can make a pass on the backhand or the forehand. He can saucer the puck or make a bullet pass through sticks and legs onto his teammates tape, but what really separates him is that he has the hockey sense and patience with the puck that few possess, which allows him to not force things if he doesn’t see an open linemate or lane to shoot but instead hold it for a few second longer when mot would panic. He definitely has goal scorers hands and can finish in a variety of ways — with a solid shot, good quick release and the grit to go to the net. Good deking ability allows him to create space for himself to finish in traffic. He is extremely dangerous around the top of the circle. He attacks the offensive zone with speed and energy to compensate for size. A smart player and it definitely shows when you watch him, especially in the offensive zone, as he is great at timing when to be at spots on the ice to receive passes and finish plays. His smarts also show because he’s a solid offensive player despite lacking size and strength. Petan doesn’t go out of his way to engage a ton physically, but isn’t afraid of contact as he will finish his checks in the corners when he needs to, but doesn’t spending time headhunting which is a good thing because he would get killed doing that at the NHL level. He rarely gets outmuscled because he consistently dodges and evades and is always moving. (May 2013)