Confirmed with Link: Axel Sandin-Pellikka signs three year entry level contract

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Not talking about just speed here. ASP's lateral movement and agility is a joy to watch.
His skating looks a good bit better than I thought it was pre-draft. Also looks more dynamic with the puck too. Pretty encouraged by him overall.

I just think Larkin is still a pretty special skater and in the top 5 or so % in the league.
 

Perfect Human

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Can Quinn Hughes play effectively on the smaller ice?

For, me it looks like ASP does not need any extra width in size rink, when he goes just through the middle of the ice to score. :P
I see your point but not sure I get the Quinn Hughes reference. He played in NA his whole life.

The real question is centered around his ability to walk the line using stutter steps and fakes before attacking. If you visualize what the size of a standard rink is, while watching the highlights., he seems to be off the ice and using more space than ge would have in NA.

I hope for and want him to be the best player Steve drafted. I was and still am super excited about the pick. Love his game, just a bit cautious because we have seen young players, such as nills lundqvist, light up the SHL and not have their game translate.

He will be even better in NA. His fast thinking and hockey IQ will help
I hope you are right, he’s a stud so far
 

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Pellikka currently in Finland at U20 practise tournament.

Scored 1+1 against Czechs at Sweden 5-4 (ot) win.

Goal was on power-play, had also team-high 7 shots on goal. Could not find any ice-times from the data, but Pellikka was slotted on the 1st defensive pair.


Sweden will play again on Friday, saturday and sunday.

All teams will play 4 games in 5 days.
 
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I hope you are right, he’s a stud so far
I'm usually negative about prospects, and I'm excited about this one.



Probably jinxed him now....



Maybe I can fix it by saying I wanted Moore on draft day? I dunno, the hockey Gods are fickle, and they all hate me. But hey, if I keep saying Copp sucks, they'll make the puck bounce off his skates into the goal....



Copp sucks, Copp sucks, Bettelguese, Bettlejuice, hare krishna, hare krishna, my sweet lord, Copp sucks.
 

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That Scouching guy thinks Neiderbach is still Red Wings property. Probably not the best guy on YouTube to put any stock in his content. He also says Cossa is a depth goalie and Mazur is a maybe.
This guy has too much information in his head and of course he could make some mistakes. He also called Soderblom defansman. Still , there are lots of things for improvement for ASP. Most importantly needs to get faster.
OMG , just noticed chocolate, used to have one, love it
 

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I laid it out. He predicts Cossa is mid. He thinks Mazur is a bust. He thinks both Kasper and Danielsson are depth.

And he thinks Neiderbach is Wings property. I also don't think he understands ASP is on big ice.
...so what do you disagree with exactly? ASP's speed? His defensive play? What about that will be better on the smaller ice? I'd like to hear your thoughts as I think these are significant hurdles for him to overcome to reach his high-end potential. I think I get what you mean about the speed not being as much of a factor on smaller ice, I guess we'll see. But I do think he will have to rely on his very good passing and deception to create space against NHL competition instead, which could limit his game overall, especially in the defensive and neutral zone.
 

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...so what do you disagree with exactly? ASP's speed? His defensive play? What about that will be better on the smaller ice? I'd like to hear your thoughts as I think these are significant hurdles for him to overcome to reach his high-end potential. I think I get what you mean about the speed not being as much of a factor on smaller ice, I guess we'll see. But I do think he will have to rely on his very good passing and deception to create space against NHL competition instead, which could limit his game overall, especially in the defensive and neutral zone.

His skating is fine. He is still developing.

“Sandin Pellikka’s skating is a thing of beauty. His stride is technically sound. His straight-line speed is excellent. When it comes to his first few steps, or acceleration, he is explosive.” Axel Sandin Pellikka Scouting Report: 2023 NHL Draft #12.

“He can be at a stand still while his opponent is in full stride and he still can create space for himself. He can be at top speed and he pulls pucks off the wall with his eyes up looking past the nearest opponent so he can locate the passing or shooting lanes. “ -

“His skating is at an elite level now, with great lateral mobility that allows him to get from mid ice to the boards very quickly “ -https://neutralzone.com/nhl-scouting-reports/axel-sandin-pellikka/
 
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His skating is fine. He is still developing.
I always thought his skating ability was elite but his speed was well below average. I think he looks legitimately slow through the entire video. Maybe you think differently. I guess it could still develop but when you're that good of a skater already, do you think there's that much room for improvement? A bad skater loses a lot of speed with bad technique but I don't think that's the case at all for ASP.
 

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I stopped watching when he was nitpicking how the gap was too large when ASP just skated from the other side of the rink to cover on his off-side.
 

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