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Good to see some members on CDC finally realizing the good stuffs he does on the ice. Reading a few pages back, there seems to be a concern of him not putting up the numbers and stats to back him up. And here are some of the thoughts I have to share. I wrote this in the Canucks vs Kings GDT in response to a poster who is criticizing Olli's game for his play in the tournament and here were the points I made.
Boeser in the WJC in his draft+1 year only has 1G 2A only 3 points in 7 GP. Other forwards who were scoring close to or above a point per game pace on the same team includes Christian Dvorak, Nick Schmaltz, Sonny Milano and Colin White. Now you tell me, will you trade Boeser in a 1 for 1 situation for any of those guys I mentioned who outscored him in the tournament on the same team? The answer is easily a No.
Because in a short tournament, players can get hot, or gets instant chemistry with their linemates and all of a sudden can score in bunches and make them look much more dominant than they actually are. In the same time, a good player may be playing well for the whole tournament but is snake bitten, lack of luck or chemistry with linemates and make them look mediocre. It also depends on what role is the player is given in such short tournament. In Olli Juolevi's case, he isn't be utilize as an offensive D-man, he is utilize as their shut-down D to slow and neutralize opposition attacks. Since Finland has other offensive minded D-man in Heiskanen, Valimaki and Jokiharju to be counted onto generate offense, Olli is given the other job to mainly play the safe game and cover for his D partner when his partner goes onto join the rush.
When evaluating a prospect in the WJC, it's more important to look at the fundamental of their games (i.e. do they make the right decision with and without the puck; how they position themselves; do they understand/process the game at a high level etc.) instead of merely focusing on the points, goals and stats that they are putting up. Take another example, Cody Hogdson and Jordan Schroeder both led the tournament in points and where are they now? One has retired and the other never likely will be a NHL regular.
Goals, Assists and Points could be fun for a prospect and get us fans excited, the more important part is how he plays and how he gets those points. Sometimes a player plays well and gets stats to back it up (i.e. Elias Pettersson in this tournament) and sometimes they play well but don't have the stats to back it up (i.e. Olli Juolevi and the 2016 Brock Boeser) and sometimes their stats are infalted because of luck and chemistry with linemates (i.e. Jordan Schroeder and Cody Hogdson). As far as I am concern, I think Olli plays his role well and does exactly what his coach asks him to do. I would love to see him on the score sheet more, but if he is playing his role and playing it well, I am not concern with him not factor in the score sheet as often as we hope to see.
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On a side note: very impress with the Davidsson-Steen-Soderlund line for Sweden.
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1 minute ago, redhdlois said:
DIdn't Petterson get an assist on that goal ?
Yes, the official IIHF scoring has him getting an assist.
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Can't help but think if he plays on Team Canada instead of Comtois, would we have won the game today?
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Generated quite a few scoring chances on the PP. EP always knows what to do with the puck. His play at his own zone is very underrated. Saw him won some puck battles near the blue line to chip the puck out of his own zone as well. Looking good this game thus far.
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Just got home and saw Gadjo scored 2 goals for Canada
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Juolevi is on an historic pace for U20 defenseman at the Finnish league along with Heiskanen. I am confident that he will be a solid top 4 NHL D-man, playing a calm and cool game that can be count on all situations. As for his offensive number, it will depend on the role he plays, the team the Canucks build for in the future and the style of play of the entire team. Basically, he is a guy that could adjust to different kind of plays. If the Canucks are lucky and win the draft lottery and draft a Dahlin in next year's draft, Dahlin would be lean heavily towards playing and generating offence from the backend while Olli can be the guy calming and slowing the play down at a different pairing. In this case Olli's offensive stats will likely be around 25-35 points, getting mainly 2nd assists from making the first pass. If the Canucks don't draft another D-man with higher offensive potential, I see Benning either keep Tanev or find another elite level shut-down RHD to pair up with Olli and Olli will be counted generate offense. If that's the case, he could easily get 40-50 points or even 50+ if the Canucks forward group made up of Boeser, Pettersson etc. are as dangerous as they could be. Basically, I see him as a player that can do whatever the team asks him to do and it will be an valuable asset and building block to his team in the future.
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I love the way that he always makes the right pass and always gets it to his teamate and he seems to be able to create something out of nothing. I see him becoming a dominant 1st line playmaking center in his prime!
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1 minute ago, Odd. said:
He could have gotten 4-5 points tonight. Made a beautiful pass to someone in the slot earlier in the game and he rang it off the post with the net half open. Also had a terrific wrap around attempt but he couldnt quite corral the puck.
It was evident that players wanted to give Pettersson the puck as quickly as possible. He created so many chances he reminded of Joe Thornton out there with that long reach and lanky frame. Dahlin and Pettersson seemed to have lots of chemistry particularly in the PP as Dahlin used Pettersson as the go-to guy.
All we need is to win the lottery and get Dahlin. We deserve a player like him for once!
This is the toughest part of all
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Just now, Canucks Curse said:
What number is he?
just tuned in
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3 minutes ago, 3rdGenCanuck said:
The Score app is just showing Andersson from Nylander
Official IIHF scoring tally has the assist for him.
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1 minute ago, 3rdGenCanuck said:
No idea how Pettersson wasn't credited with an assist on that last goal.... That has to be corrected
He was:
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1 minute ago, R35Godz1lla said:
That and it was his efforts off of the faceoff that started the whole process.
His pass was the toughest to make for sure. It has to get through a bunch of opposition players. to get it to Nylander.
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EP with started a tic tac toe passing played finished by Lias Andersson and he picked up an assist for this Powerplay goal!
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1 minute ago, DontFockWithBrock said:
Missed the first 6 minutes of the period trying to find a stream, but he looked to be the best player on the ice from what I saw.
Passes as accurately as he shoots!
I will say it's between him and future Canuck Rasmus Dahlin
were the 2 best players for Sweden in the first period.
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Nylander has been bad so far this first period...
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EP Scored!!! 1-0 Sweden on the Powerplay!
Wrist shot on the top of the circle!
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Sweden hasn't been playing to their game yet. The Belarus team was very effective in clogging up the neutral zone and Sweden hasn't have much sustained pressure in the O-zone. Pettersson is out there on a line with Alex Nylander and Lindstrom. That line looked average, not bad, not exceptional. Hope they find their legs and get some pressure on as now they are on the PP.
Edit: EP plays one of the point on the PP.
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1 minute ago, richado said:
I'll throw in my right nut
Though Lilgiren is a Leafs prospect though...
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14 minutes ago, CeeBee51 said:
Can't access tsn go as my provider isn't listed.
Any friends/family of yours willing to let you use their account? I don't have TV subsription but a coworker of mine was willing to change their account to a temporary password and share it with me for the time being of the tournament.
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11 minutes ago, I.Am.Ironman said:
Could you watch it for free on TSN website or is it a paid for app?
Free stream on the app or website as long as you have TV subscription. You have to log in with your whatever TV provider account on the TSN website or app to get access of the stream.
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By the time that the team is clear out of playoffs contention, wouldn't mind to see him called up to start a game and see how he fares at the NHL level. We still have both goalies signed through next season, would still like to see Demko take some more time to develop and polish his skill at the AHL level before coming up to play in the NHL full time. By the 2019-2020 season I see him splitting the net 50/50 with Marky and be a full time NHL starter at 2020-2021.
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Gotta admit, when we first drafted him I was afraid he might become another Patrick White or Jordan Schroeder with our luck. But after watching his interviews after the draft and follow his play in NCAA, I think he had the potential to be a good first line player. Right now, he is trending to become a franchise player for this team. Couldn't be happier to see how he turns out!
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Elias Pettersson | #40 | C
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We have Bo Horvat on the 2nd line. Bo to me is a guy that turns up a notch and would be one of the hardest working and clutchest player in the playoffs. To me Pettersson and Boeser line will carry the team for much of the regular season and once the playoff starts, Bo will be the driver of the bus that take us to promise land. Washington lacks someone with the character and skill of Bo Horvat when Backstrom and Ovie are being tightly checked.