austy Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I feel like I haven't seen olli skate with the puck much? He seems to make nice passes though. I would love to see him wheel it out on occasion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kootenay Gold Posted January 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2021 2 hours ago, austy said: I feel like I haven't seen olli skate with the puck much? He seems to make nice passes though. I would love to see him wheel it out on occasion. Pretty sure you will see a bit more of that as he gets more comfortable in the NHL and with the tendencies of his teammate on the D. I remember watching a few OHL games where he lugged the puck out of the zone with ease when passing options were not there. I think he still has that in him but is feeling his way in the NHL. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BCNate Posted January 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2021 On 1/15/2021 at 6:01 PM, Westcoasting said: That’s great to hear, I missed both games... what stood out for you about his first games? Poise. He just looks solid, smart and calm out there. He is a rookie, he is going to have his moments, but he has looked very good out there so far. He may or may not get there, but he certainly looks to have potential to be a very good top 4 d for us. People will never get over the "we could have had player x,y,z instead", but Joulevi could be a really nice piece of this group going forward. 3 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby James Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I don't love that they scratched him last game and I hope he slots back in tonight. I know there is really only 1 slot available for the rest of our D to contend for (so I get our other rookie D need to get their chances also), but I really feel like Juolevi is at a point in his development where he can't be sitting around. The guy needs to play games and keep working on his game if he's going to be apart of this group going forward. But that doesn't mean he deserves a spot by default so I'd rather if he isn't gonna play then send him back to the AHL (when that season starts up) where he can play first pair. In general apart from some mistakes I feel like he's played quite well and as said above with a lot of poise for a rookie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbllpp Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Bobby James said: I don't love that they scratched him last game and I hope he slots back in tonight. I know there is really only 1 slot available for the rest of our D to contend for (so I get our other rookie D need to get their chances also), but I really feel like Juolevi is at a point in his development where he can't be sitting around. The guy needs to play games and keep working on his game if he's going to be apart of this group going forward. But that doesn't mean he deserves a spot by default so I'd rather if he isn't gonna play then send him back to the AHL (when that season starts up) where he can play first pair. In general apart from some mistakes I feel like he's played quite well and as said above with a lot of poise for a rookie. Yes, 10 minutes per game for OJ wasn’t doing anyone any good, 5 games in and 2 D down He’s looked no worse and better than some and his stats per 60 are right up there (hits, blocks, shots, GA and GF) Makes me scratch my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe-max Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 After 6 games OJ is the only +-player on the team (+1). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 He played 21 minutes in a game where he was not a minus and the opposition scored 7 on us. How did he look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Junkyard Dog Posted January 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, MoneypuckOverlord said: He played 21 minutes in a game where he was not a minus and the opposition scored 7 on us. How did he look? He looked good on the PK which only gave up 1/9 goals(88.8%). Good night for the PK and Juolevi had 8:46 of PK time. Edited January 22, 2021 by Junkyard Dog 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bbllpp Posted January 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2021 6 hours ago, Junkyard Dog said: He looked good on the PK which only gave up 1/9 goals(88.8%). Good night for the PK and Juolevi had 8:46 of PK time. Yes, finally 20 plus minutes and PK time and look coach, he was good enough to come out of the turkey shoot a survivor Kids the least of my concern on D right now 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat land fish Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 7 hours ago, MoneypuckOverlord said: He played 21 minutes in a game where he was not a minus and the opposition scored 7 on us. How did he look? Very solid positionally in the canucks end of the rink. Simple plays to get out of our end. Some decent neutral zone pinches. Smart player, expect some more aggressive plays exiting out zone as he gets more comfortable in our system and tendencies of his teammates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNate Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 7 hours ago, MoneypuckOverlord said: He played 21 minutes in a game where he was not a minus and the opposition scored 7 on us. How did he look? Honestly I say he looks pretty good out there, in the sense that you don't really notice him. If we had 6 Juolevi's on our D, we would be far better off than we have been so far, he has been our best D so far this year. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 51 minutes ago, BCNate said: Honestly I say he looks pretty good out there, in the sense that you don't really notice him. If we had 6 Juolevi's on our D, we would be far better off than we have been so far, he has been our best D so far this year. I do not think he has been the best D man although he is showing the doubters on CDC that they were wrong about him. He is trending towards being a very reliable puck moving D man that can also play the PK effectively; good attributes to have and of great value to the team. I fully expect that his ice time will stay up in the 15 to 20 min. range even after some of the injured D men return to play. This will not be good news for Jordie Benn. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ryan Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I don't think his future is as a top pairing D, but 2nd pairing. Nice to see at least one Dman had better than an awful game last night. We'll see where we are after the 3 games against Ottawa. If .500, then maybe we have a chance at 4th. If lower, don't stop trying but maybe start to reconcile that this year is a step back, and see what pieces are worth picking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 12 hours ago, joe-max said: After 6 games OJ is the only +-player on the team (+1). Boy, this takes me back to all those discussions I've had of OJ vs Rafferty over +/- and defensive play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 19 minutes ago, theo5789 said: Boy, this takes me back to all those discussions I've had of OJ vs Rafferty over +/- and defensive play. I was not taking his +/- into consideration when commenting on his play so far. I do believe that as he becomes more confident in his abilities and increased usage on the ice; that he will be one of the better D man prospects that we have. I think that both Rathbone and Chatfield will be full time NHL players at some point as well. With Rafferty I have my doubts but hope I am proven wrong. The more NHL calibre prospects we have the better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Juolevi was pretty much the only defenseman who had a good game last night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 He got caught a bit flat footed on the Evans goal but it's hard to fault Juolevi at all on that one. I can see Juolevi settling into a steady, reliable top-4 D still based on his play so far this season. He doesn't move particularly quickly, which I think will limit what he can do at the NHL level, but he does seem to read the play well which compensates a bit for that. No one has been particularly impressive this season (except for Boeser IMHO, he looks much more like what we came to enjoy in his rookie season) but Juolevi still looks like he could be part of the solution moving forward. With the pairings the way they are right now due to injury, I'm wondering if it would be worth playing Juolevi with Schmidt. Schmidt's natural style is more of a rover and he has the wheels to do it. Juolevi's passing ability allows him to still contribute even if he's in a more "stay at home" role. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNate Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 16 minutes ago, EternalCanuckFan said: He got caught a bit flat footed on the Evans goal but it's hard to fault Juolevi at all on that one. I can see Juolevi settling into a steady, reliable top-4 D still based on his play so far this season. He doesn't move particularly quickly, which I think will limit what he can do at the NHL level, but he does seem to read the play well which compensates a bit for that. No one has been particularly impressive this season (except for Boeser IMHO, he looks much more like what we came to enjoy in his rookie season) but Juolevi still looks like he could be part of the solution moving forward. With the pairings the way they are right now due to injury, I'm wondering if it would be worth playing Juolevi with Schmidt. Schmidt's natural style is more of a rover and he has the wheels to do it. Juolevi's passing ability allows him to still contribute even if he's in a more "stay at home" role. I agree with everything you stated, but would add Horvat to the small list of players who have impressed. He keeps getting better each year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Butters Stoch Posted January 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2021 Goals scored tonight: Juolevi-1 M.Tkachuk-0. Check mate haters 2 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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