Noble 6 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 10 hours ago, WeneedLumme said: We have had plenty of players who do much better in the regular season than they do in the playoffs. It's high time we got some more Linden/Ohlund type playoff warriors. If that is how OJ plays, cranking up the intensity when it really matters, I'm just fine with it. Yeah we seem to have a few guys who seem like they'll step it up in the Playoffs. Horvat had a beastly OHL Playoffs and Memorial Cup. Demko is a big game guy. Dahlen has been carrying his team in the Playoffs. I'm just saying that hopefully Juolevi can play as well as that at points during the season as well once he gets comfortable. It wouldn't hurt anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Anyone know when Olli and TPS play next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Rush17 said: Anyone know when Olli and TPS play next? April 4th, 18:30 local time (Finland), TPS vs Tappara, game 1 semifinals. Edited April 2, 2018 by SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Added image 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 On 02/04/2018 at 9:56 AM, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: April 4th, 18:30 local time (Finland), TPS vs Tappara, game 1 semifinals. It's game day boys! Anyone going to watch it live? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted April 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Rush17 said: It's game day boys! Anyone going to watch it live? Probably won’t have time to watch today but I’ll be checking the gamecentre. Looks like TPS got Heikkinen back from injury but lost Eronen (another of their top-4 D) and Tallinder (their #1) remains out. Juolevi is paired with Martin Berger, a 21 year old who averaged around 11 minutes during the regular season (up to 16 during the playoffs, mostly due to injuries). Olli just picked up an assist on the opening goal near the end of the first period. 1-0 TPS after one period. Edited April 4, 2018 by SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmy Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Make that 2 assists for Juolevi now. Go Olli Go!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwags Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, ohmy said: Make that 2 assists for Juolevi now. Go Olli Go!!! Sounds like a playoff performer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Ihatetomatoes Posted April 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2018 Olli finishes with 23min in an overtime game. For some reason Mark Fraser the other Left Defenseman played 28min, I watched the game and Fraser sucked, no idea why the coach wasn't playing Juolevi more. Played a classic Juolevi game, smart with the puck, excellent in his own zone at reading the play and puck retrieval. He's impossible to forecheck as he either always makes a good quick pass to his teammates or pins the puck and waits for a better option. Just has such elite hockey IQ. If I were to pick apart his game a little I'd say he need to work on his footspeed. 1 on 1 he tends to have troubles, he almost got beat wide a few times (He recovered but I worry if an NHL level forward is doing that) and I noticed a forward can fairly easily create space by shifting back and forth a few times on Juolevi as he's just not that quick to turn. Also he almost never skates the puck out of trouble, he'll always look for a pass and if there isn't a good option for a pass he'll try and force one rather than just skate up the ice with the puck. Minor thing as he does make excellent passes but if he was a little more aggressive he could be a much more effective defenseman on the breakout. Was nice to finally catch a game of his. Hopefully with a good summer of training he can get a little quicker, it's the only weak part of his game right now as he's plenty strong enough now and has always had elite hockey IQ and passing. 4 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 56 minutes ago, Ihatetomatoes said: Olli finishes with 23min in an overtime game. For some reason Mark Fraser the other Left Defenseman played 28min, I watched the game and Fraser sucked, no idea why the coach wasn't playing Juolevi more. Played a classic Juolevi game, smart with the puck, excellent in his own zone at reading the play and puck retrieval. He's impossible to forecheck as he either always makes a good quick pass to his teammates or pins the puck and waits for a better option. Just has such elite hockey IQ. If I were to pick apart his game a little I'd say he need to work on his footspeed. 1 on 1 he tends to have troubles, he almost got beat wide a few times (He recovered but I worry if an NHL level forward is doing that) and I noticed a forward can fairly easily create space by shifting back and forth a few times on Juolevi as he's just not that quick to turn. Also he almost never skates the puck out of trouble, he'll always look for a pass and if there isn't a good option for a pass he'll try and force one rather than just skate up the ice with the puck. Minor thing as he does make excellent passes but if he was a little more aggressive he could be a much more effective defenseman on the breakout. Was nice to finally catch a game of his. Hopefully with a good summer of training he can get a little quicker, it's the only weak part of his game right now as he's plenty strong enough now and has always had elite hockey IQ and passing. Beast mode activated. What a kid. More veterans fall and his game excellerates. That is the type of defenseman who win championships. The ones who rise to the occusation on the grandest stage. He thrives on big game moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Ihatetomatoes said: Olli finishes with 23min in an overtime game. For some reason Mark Fraser the other Left Defenseman played 28min, I watched the game and Fraser sucked, no idea why the coach wasn't playing Juolevi more. Played a classic Juolevi game, smart with the puck, excellent in his own zone at reading the play and puck retrieval. He's impossible to forecheck as he either always makes a good quick pass to his teammates or pins the puck and waits for a better option. Just has such elite hockey IQ. If I were to pick apart his game a little I'd say he need to work on his footspeed. 1 on 1 he tends to have troubles, he almost got beat wide a few times (He recovered but I worry if an NHL level forward is doing that) and I noticed a forward can fairly easily create space by shifting back and forth a few times on Juolevi as he's just not that quick to turn. Also he almost never skates the puck out of trouble, he'll always look for a pass and if there isn't a good option for a pass he'll try and force one rather than just skate up the ice with the puck. Minor thing as he does make excellent passes but if he was a little more aggressive he could be a much more effective defenseman on the breakout. Was nice to finally catch a game of his. Hopefully with a good summer of training he can get a little quicker, it's the only weak part of his game right now as he's plenty strong enough now and has always had elite hockey IQ and passing. I think he tends to overthink on occasion and what appears to be "flatfooted" is indecision and lack of "trust" in what either his partner or backcheck will do. I noticed this last year in London too - the year prior on a stacked team (and in WJC stacked team), he could be more aggressive as those were strong teams. On then what were weaker teams, he took on more responsibility and feels he needs (or seems to show that he feels that way) added responsibility. For NHL, he will need to be coached to concentrate on what he can do and not to worry about others - then again, he will be surrounded by better players who know their job. I continue to be impressed how he pushes the play and simply never coughs the puck up on the forecheck. I also see him skate with the puck more on the offensive side than in his own end - I believe it stems from a general lack of trust as he didn't have that issue two years ago. Very excited to see what he brings to the pro camp this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho_Path Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ihatetomatoes said: Olli finishes with 23min in an overtime game. For some reason Mark Fraser the other Left Defenseman played 28min, I watched the game and Fraser sucked, no idea why the coach wasn't playing Juolevi more. Played a classic Juolevi game, smart with the puck, excellent in his own zone at reading the play and puck retrieval. He's impossible to forecheck as he either always makes a good quick pass to his teammates or pins the puck and waits for a better option. Just has such elite hockey IQ. If I were to pick apart his game a little I'd say he need to work on his footspeed. 1 on 1 he tends to have troubles, he almost got beat wide a few times (He recovered but I worry if an NHL level forward is doing that) and I noticed a forward can fairly easily create space by shifting back and forth a few times on Juolevi as he's just not that quick to turn. Also he almost never skates the puck out of trouble, he'll always look for a pass and if there isn't a good option for a pass he'll try and force one rather than just skate up the ice with the puck. Minor thing as he does make excellent passes but if he was a little more aggressive he could be a much more effective defenseman on the breakout. Was nice to finally catch a game of his. Hopefully with a good summer of training he can get a little quicker, it's the only weak part of his game right now as he's plenty strong enough now and has always had elite hockey IQ and passing. That was the biggest problem I noticed he had during the prospects tournament. Hopefully he learns how to improve on that. Mind you, if he didn't actually get beat in this game, maybe he has. Edited April 4, 2018 by Psycho_Path Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 1 minute ago, Psycho_Path said: That was the biggest problem I noticed he had during the prospects tournament. Hopefully he learns how to improve on that. Mind you, if he didn't actually get beat in this game, maybe he has. All Dmen get beat wide on the International ice. We should be thankful our game is better suited for the bigger bodied guys like Olli. If he was a light Dman, then I would be worried about his getting beat wide, because he would not be able to recover. Once a Little feller is beat wide it's game over for the goalie, as that little Dman is not moving the forward off his path. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 19 minutes ago, Rob_Zepp said: I think he tends to overthink on occasion and what appears to be "flatfooted" is indecision and lack of "trust" in what either his partner or backcheck will do. I noticed this last year in London too - the year prior on a stacked team (and in WJC stacked team), he could be more aggressive as those were strong teams. On then what were weaker teams, he took on more responsibility and feels he needs (or seems to show that he feels that way) added responsibility. For NHL, he will need to be coached to concentrate on what he can do and not to worry about others - then again, he will be surrounded by better players who know their job. I continue to be impressed how he pushes the play and simply never coughs the puck up on the forecheck. I also see him skate with the puck more on the offensive side than in his own end - I believe it stems from a general lack of trust as he didn't have that issue two years ago. Very excited to see what he brings to the pro camp this year. Again this leads to what I think will be stronger playmaking from OJ as the game gets more structured and players support the puck carrier better. The NHL. He's smart. You can't teach that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 16 minutes ago, Alflives said: All Dmen get beat wide on the International ice. We should be thankful our game is better suited for the bigger bodied guys like Olli. If he was a light Dman, then I would be worried about his getting beat wide, because he would not be able to recover. Once a Little feller is beat wide it's game over for the goalie, as that little Dman is not moving the forward off his path. Plus reach. OJ has great reach with his size. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rob_Zepp Posted April 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2018 Just now, rekker said: Again this leads to what I think will be stronger playmaking from OJ as the game gets more structured and players support the puck carrier better. The NHL. He's smart. You can't teach that. He is also a 19 year old kid who is still growing and is likely ending up as a 210ish lb player - he will be a big man. He needs to continue to keep his foot speed and laterally mobility as priorities as part of his development but that fact that he has some awkward moments along the way with that much growing does not shock me nor should it anyone else. Yes, his hockey IQ is off the charts. I have watched him play north of 150 game between junior and pro now and can think of perhaps 10-20 bad decisions that are glaring in my memory banks. I have seen Hutton make that many in a weekend. 2 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Just now, rekker said: Plus reach. OJ has great reach with his size. I forgot about the reach part. Excellent point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Canucks Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Did his team win or lose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) I caught a wee bit of the game before work and saw Joulevi a bit. They lost in OT 3-2 Looked like he was playing a conservative style, coaching maybe? Plus the other players are a lot of grown men and veterans. As noted Mark Fraser got 28 minutes to OJ's 23, maybe the coach is sheltering him a bit because of his age. Nevertheless he has 2 goals and 2 assists in 7 playoff games and is a plus 2. Edited April 4, 2018 by Hairy Kneel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Psycho_Path said: That was the biggest problem I noticed he had during the prospects tournament. Hopefully he learns how to improve on that. Mind you, if he didn't actually get beat in this game, maybe he has. Yeah, I certainly don't have a problem with him almost getting beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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