Claimed off Waivers: [DET] Olli Juolevi claimed off waivers by the Red Wings from the Panthers

[MMC]

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[AvroArrow]

If somehow Detroit turns this kid into something decent I won't even be surprised. Worth a shot, no risk.

 

[Channelcat]

The kid can't play.

 

[VijayPatel11]

He was OK, probably tops out as a 7th D or bottom pair. Injuries probably ruined his career.

 

[48MPHSlapShot]

Wish him luck. Just don't make him do any bag skates.

 

[kerrabria]

Damn.

I've liked him when he's played in Florida. Struck me as a perfectly capable bottom pair guy with tons of room to grow.
In a 10 game sample size...

Pros

• Great size and reach
• Clearly high iq on both ends of the ice
• Very decisive with the puck and away from it
• Knew when to pinch, did it effectively, and didn't get caught/burned up-ice
  
• Good with the puck at the point (moves his feet, can keep it in the zone)
• Always made noticeably hard, crisp passses
• Has a hard shot
  
• Positionally sound
• Didn't shy away from physical play or shotblocking

Cons

• Bad skater overall: slow footspeed, doesn't have a powerful stride, can't corroborate Vancouver fans' screeching about his inability to pivot--that wasn't noticeable to me.
• He reminded me of Ekblad in that he could compensate for his crappy skating with his size and reach. Again, his skating was bad, but it wasn't like "holy crap he's the worst skater on the ice BY FAR!"
• Inaccurate first pass. Just not great with the puck deep in his zone. But honestly, when he botched that, it looked like your standard young d-man who lacked confidence and was gripping his stick too tight. Based on how he looked passing/with the puck every else besides starting the breakout, I expected him to figure it out with experience
• Conditioning was bad. He always looked winded.
• Never available to play. Whether he was sick, tweaking something in practice, getting bopped hard in-game...he needs to play in order to get better, and he usually isn't ready to play.

He shouldn't pass through waivers, but I really hope he does.
Olli has played a whopping 99 pro games in North America.
33 NHL games, 66 AHL games over the course of 4 seasons.

He needs consistency and minutes. Brunette trusted him enough that he was playing 15 and 16 minutes per night before getting hurt again. Let him play out the season in Charlotte and make him the 7D next season.

 

[innitfam]

Hopefully he can carve out a career still, though he'll never be what he was projected to be when drafted. Injuries really derailed his progress.

 

[StIvany4Norris]

Seems like the best situation possible for him to fix his career

 

[Mido]

Welcome 2 Detroit

 

[SimonEdvinssonAtSix]

I'm a big fan of the low risk / high reward type of deals.

This is one of those. Kid gets a chance on a team that's young and has room for him to play. If he hits great. If he busts, no assets are lost.

Good pick up.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Juolevi is the 9th defenseman in Detroit. Yzerman may move defenseman out before deadline.

 

[SimonEdvinssonAtSix]

Juolevi is the 9th defenseman in Detroit. Yzerman may move defenseman out before deadline.

Best money is on Leddy. He's probably gone here soon.

 

[Kryten]

The next Lidstrom

 

[Dread Clawz]

Solid claim for Detroit. I think he'll work out well there.

 

[Ed Ned and Leddy]

Honestly I think Juolevi is pretty bad. But so is the left side of our defense so I guess it's worth a shot.

If we could get him close to Gustav Lindstrom's level, who is having a pretty good sophmore year, that would be a big win.

 

[bobbythebrain]

As long as Detroit has internet he's not getting any better at hockey. His Fortnite game is tight tho

 

[uncleben]

For those interested, this cost Detroit $56,250, paid to Florida and not counted against the cap.

 

[tilly123123]

No-pivot Joulevi

 

[Gentle Man]

You can see the mind is there when it comes to the game.

But the hips don't lie and it dragged him down.

 

[DekeyPete]

As a Canuck fan i hope he finds his game. Wish him the best.

 

[Lundell4Prez]

He’s serviceable

 

[Foppberg]

The fact that Yzerman picked him up makes me think there's still something there to salvage.

 

[Dread Clawz]

Honestly I think Juolevi is pretty bad. But so is the left side of our defense so I guess it's worth a shot.

If we could get him close to Gustav Lindstrom's level, who is having a pretty good sophmore year, that would be a big win.

He's really not that bad. I can't think of a single game in Florida where I thought he was bad.

 

[nbwingsfan]

No real expectation and Can’t possibly be worse than Dekeyser.

This is probably just due to Leddy and maybe Stecher being moved at the deadline and no real prospects ready to make the jump in the AHL

 

[Arthur Morgan]

watch DET turns him into what he was suppose to be