AlternateSideParking
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Chychrun plays 31-33 mins a game. He plays every other shift. It's rare for him to sit out two shifts in a row. Furthermore, Sarnia is completely devoid of reliable puck movers. Their defense corps is weak. And the forwards either don't backcheck or are turnover machines (or both).
In our viewings, it's rare for Juolevi to play extended shifts simply because London is that good. As good and clean a game he plays, he's not the team leader or go-to guy for anything, as he's simply a high-profile piece on a team of a half-dozen high-profile pieces.
Sarnia might seem like they have big names, but everything begins and ends with Chychrun. His recovery time as an amateur is right up there with the greats - Leetch, Bourque, Pronger, Doughty, Chelios - meaning he's consistent shift to shift regardless of how much rest time he has in between. Hanifin's the same way. It's a rare and important trait.
To me, Juolevi hasn't been put through enough of a ringer in his draft year to call him the best. Regardless of whether it's his doing or not, he's playing with a 3-0 lead in the first period more than haalf the time. And for all the talk about his WJC if you analyze the film, he didn't play well at all in his own end when the scores were close and late.
I'm not dinging Juolevi for playing on a good team. It's not his fault. But his overall grade is somewhat incomplete simply because there's that "unknown" factor about how he'll perform on a bad team with bad goaltending and careless forwards. This might add years to his development, whereas Chychrun is somewhat more experienced to handle the rigors and tribulations of playing for a lottery team.
And if you review film on Chychrun, you'll see the bulk of his mistakes come at the end of shifts which are generally extended and longer than Juolevi's.
In our viewings, it's rare for Juolevi to play extended shifts simply because London is that good. As good and clean a game he plays, he's not the team leader or go-to guy for anything, as he's simply a high-profile piece on a team of a half-dozen high-profile pieces.
Sarnia might seem like they have big names, but everything begins and ends with Chychrun. His recovery time as an amateur is right up there with the greats - Leetch, Bourque, Pronger, Doughty, Chelios - meaning he's consistent shift to shift regardless of how much rest time he has in between. Hanifin's the same way. It's a rare and important trait.
To me, Juolevi hasn't been put through enough of a ringer in his draft year to call him the best. Regardless of whether it's his doing or not, he's playing with a 3-0 lead in the first period more than haalf the time. And for all the talk about his WJC if you analyze the film, he didn't play well at all in his own end when the scores were close and late.
I'm not dinging Juolevi for playing on a good team. It's not his fault. But his overall grade is somewhat incomplete simply because there's that "unknown" factor about how he'll perform on a bad team with bad goaltending and careless forwards. This might add years to his development, whereas Chychrun is somewhat more experienced to handle the rigors and tribulations of playing for a lottery team.
And if you review film on Chychrun, you'll see the bulk of his mistakes come at the end of shifts which are generally extended and longer than Juolevi's.
