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

[Wingsfan 4 life]

As someone else mentioned, Wings now have 9 D on their roster with only Seider not needing waivers. As far as I know nobody got banged up in Tampa/Florida.

Yzerman, IMO has something cooking. Leddy is the most logical and simplest with retention.

Edit; Wings waiving Dekeyser is just a pipedream right?

Waiting for a Leddy to Florida trade announcement within the next couple days.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

Anyone holding their breath for him to be anything other than an AHL level tweener is deluded.

The absolutely best case scenario is that he manages to cobble together a half decent game working around his limitations... then he will get injured again.

 

[rypper]

can't believe the Nucks skipped on Tkachuk for him.

That's what happens when a GM goes to one tournament and thinks one viewing is enough, and that he is smarter then a team of scouts viewing players multiple times.

 

[Mister Ed]

As a Red Wings fan, he can't be as bad as Dekeyser has been. He's a low-risk, medium reward type of waiver pick-up. He's got 26 games to see what he has, if not, he won't get re-signed as a RFA.

 

[innitfam]

can't believe the Nucks skipped on Tkachuk for him.

Also missed out on trading down and taking Sergachev

 

[tucker3434]

He was in Florida?

 

[GeeoffBrown]

He was in Florida?

IIRC the Panthers traded 2 AHLers for Juolevi. So, now that that they lost Juolevi on waivers, they are down 3 contracts. So, in theory Panthers could make some moves at the deadline with just picks or sign a college player to a contract. Pretty interesting

 

[Necrobutcher]

IIRC the Panthers traded 2 AHLers for Juolevi. So, now that that they lost Juolevi on waivers, they are down 3 contracts. So, in theory Panthers could make some moves at the deadline with just picks or sign a college player to a contract. Pretty interesting

They actually already got Petteri Lindbohm from the KHL.

Juolevi was pretty alright in Florida. Wish him well in Detroit.

 

[Cogburn]

I hope Detroit can get something out of him. Best of luck to all parties.

 

[izzy]

Find this guy a skating and conditioning coach that works for him and you may just get a player.

 

[Canuck Luck]

As a Red Wings fan, he can't be as bad as Dekeyser has been. He's a low-risk, medium reward type of waiver pick-up. He's got 26 games to see what he has, if not, he won't get re-signed as a RFA.

Damn has dekeyser been that bad?

juolevi is hot trash. His only nhl qualities are his offensive iq and passing. Everything else is well below nhl minimal standards

 

[Mister Ed]

Damn has dekeyser been that bad?

juolevi is hot trash. His only nhl qualities are his offensive iq and passing. Everything else is well below nhl minimal standards

Right on cue, Dekeyser is waived He's been a pylon this year. You can see the smarts are there, but the body just can't follow anymore.

 

[sting101]

Right on cue, Dekeyser is waived He's been a pylon this year. You can see the smarts are there, but the body just can't follow anymore.

I gotta say that username is unreal. lol

Also thought i would chime in and say that he still has potential to be useful (just offering a different opinion from some Van fans i saw chime in here) even as a 2nd pair guy (wouldn't bet on it but wont rule it out) if he can work with the trainers and get over some bad injuries. Definitely talented and smart enough to it's just that pivoting and lack of engagement....ughhh.

Unlike a lot of people i don't think his skating is so bad that he can't be fine in that category. Lots of guys are slow on defense but know how to manage gaps, angles and use body positioning and Olli was figuring that part out somewhat with maturity i dont think its a big deal his stride is decent enough it's the pivot that is cringeworthy. Even his lateral crossover movement is pretty good.

Biggest 3 things are 1 - Pivoting - (as you'll see it's awful) not sure if it's injury related (the lack of improvement that is) as it was an issue at 19 but if it is and he can work through it that would be huge. 2- Engagement - has moments and games where he's just not switched on at all and plays a passive containment game also so the combo can be infuriating when he's off. 3- Athleticism - this one should be where he can really make some traction. He's been lazy and hasn't improved much from 18. Obviously injuries play a big role but a couple years without the injury excuse he was not even remotely in shape to play NHL hockey and pissed off the coaches pretty badly.

At 23/24 he still could make some traction but he's cooked as a #5 pick. Hope it works out

 

[Oddbob]

Probably just a warm body for if Leddy gets traded.

 

[krutovsdonut]

i hope he can figure it out, but this player has been lost in a fog since his draft year. mysterious injuries have followed him everywhere he goes.

being force fed minutes and allowed to make mistakes might work.

 

[RebuildinVan]

Find this guy a skating and conditioning coach that works for him and you may just get a player.

He has to want to put in the work first....which has also been a problem

 

[Guardian452]

Also missed out on trading down and taking Sergachev

Rumour has it Carolina was willing to swap their two 1st-rounders (13 OA and 21 OA) for the Nucks 5 OA. Nucks would have had their choice of Bean, McAvoy, Chychrun or Fabro with the 13 OA pick.

 

[izzy]

He has to want to put in the work first....which has also been a problem

yeah no doubt

but there is definitely still potential there, if hes ready to have the effort and has the right situation around him. (Nothing against Vancouver either)

 

[innitfam]

Rumour has it Carolina was willing to swap their two 1st-rounders (13 OA and 21 OA) for the Nucks 5 OA. Nucks would have had their choice of Bean, McAvoy, Chychrun or Fabro with the 13 OA pick.

Man and at 21OA guys like DeBrincat and Kyrou were available. Oh well... all hindsight.

I blame Columbus for going goofy on the draft order and picking PLD lmao.

Even Benning would've picked PLD at 5OA... maybe...

 

[David Bruce Banner]

He's soft, immobile and injury prone. If the first two don't get you, the third will.

He'll be on the disabled list for some European team by this time next year.

 

[Stubu]

He‘s not from Scandinavia.

Stop.

You know perfectly well that "Scandinavia" is used historically/culturally/geopolitically as a synonym for "the Nordic countries". Including Denmark and Iceland as well as Finland.

(Languages aren't expected to be neatly logical; this is particularly so with English that has for centuries been very far from the "descriptive" end of the spectrum, but it applies to any natural language.)

Note that strictly geographically the Scandinavian peninsula includes only Norway, Sweden, and a northwest piece of Finland. I bet you'd have included Denmark? But really, nobody cares. This is one where you need the bigger picture to achieve successful pedantry.

 

[Buresflyingelbow]

Last I saw it was 9-2 Arizona over Detroit. I imagine Juolevi must have made his debut.

Edit: Just looked, he didn’t.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Injuries have really derailed his career. IQ is there, the kid knows how to play. But skating is an issue & can't stay healthy.

Really hoping he turns it around, been a tough go for the kid.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

The 2016 is a reminder of how closely related things are in the NHL.

Calgary, Edmonton and Columbus had a three-way trade tabled; where Calgary was going to move to 3 or 4, and Columbus was going to move to 6.

Edmonton was high on Sergachev.
Columbus was always high on Dubois.
Calgary was high on Puljujarvi.

Canucks were also very high on Dubois, and hence why the trade fell through. Columbus couldn’t move down to 6 or Vancouver would take him. With them taking Dubois, Edmonton fell into a spot to get Jesse and of course took him with all his hype going into that year, and Calgary went with their runner-up, Tkachuk.

There’s another world where Canucks have Dubois in it. Edmonton has Sergachev and the other assets they were in a position to acquire, Calgary had Puljujarvi.

Just to add to the Vancouver bit.

The rumor was the Canucks were planning to trade the #5 pick to Montreal for PK Subban in the event Dubois was available.

In hindsight I think I'm happier with us having missed on Juolevi than if we had traded Dubois for Subban.

 

[Bruce Granville]

Injuries have really derailed his career. IQ is there, the kid knows how to play. But skating is an issue & can't stay healthy.

Really hoping he turns it around, been a tough go for the kid.

From what I‘ve read, turning around seems to be a major issue..ö