Man, I'm so stoked for this guy and what he could mean for us and the future. I was crushed when Columbus picked Dubois, It felt like my nuts got kicked in when Edmonton picked JP and I was floored when we passed on Tkachuk. Didn't understand why Buffalo was in shock when they heard our pick. Were we stupid to pass on Tkachuk? Or did they want Juolevi? Watched some of his clips and I came away very impressed. He's not flashy but he's very good in transition and getting the puck out of his zone quickly. Good positioning, accurate and surprisingly hard shot considering his frame, just an overall smart dman. Just so thankful this was our reward after watching Bartkowski play every single night.
Look more into his career stats and you'll see Juolevi has produced at every single stage of his career. At a good ppg ratio too.
I really don't understand the hate for Benning. We wanted a dman last year at the draft but miraculously Boeser fell to our laps. #FIREBENNING #FIREBENNING #FIREBENNING came soon afterwards in addition to the angry armchair trolls on 1040.
I guess Boeser had an ok season.
Fast forward to this years draft, we didn't address our need last year and we take the #1 defencemen in the draft. #FIREBENNING again. Why the hate?
Players like Tkachuk come around all the time. The only difference is the name on the back of their jersey is not Tkachuk.