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LD Olli Juolevi - TPS, Liiga (2016, 5th, VAN)

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Sarcastic said:
You've completely missed the point if you're actually asking for an example from what I've said or you have no idea what some people are actually saying right now.
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If you're talking about xpectations vs Tkachuk no one is going to care for awhile, Canucks fans arent that idiotic to expect an 18 year old d to step in the first two years.
 
I absolutely disagree but that's your viewpoint. I'm pretty sure the group of people on this forum that are ready to lead riots at the current management group are going to hammer away at him for not stepping in immediately while Calgary gets immediate reward with Tkachuk.

I mean I like the pick and fits a need as soon as next year. Good situation for him.
 
Chris McKinlay said:
Fine. Where was the option to vote for him on our polls? He was left off. Nobody questioned it. Now all of a sudden, this pick makes sense and was the right thing to do. Sounds like revisionist history to me. I hope Juolevi proves me wrong, but I'm just not feeling this pick.
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Hype train man, that great final by tkachuk in the memorial cup did it.
 
defense wins championships. i like this pick. wanted debois but cbj picked him. they went of the board. which probably surprised edmonton/vancouver therefore they had to revert to plan b.
 
I'm happy with the pick, Juolevi will be a great Edler replacement in a few years. My family are huge Knights fans and STHs back east and have been singing his praises for months. I think he fills a better need than Tkachuk and makes me wonder how his interview went because Benning was high on MT right up until combine.

We have a pretty large glut of RHD prospects but with Hutton graduating our LHD pool is somewhat weak. Just happy we didn't move the pick for a stop gap, very excited to have Olli as part of the organization.
 
Gabranth said:
Do you guys think that he has higher ceiling than Ristolainen? (2013, #8 overall)
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Honestly, I see him as a Murray-esque pick. Not a bad one by any stretch, but a very safe pick. If I had to peg someone as a Ristolainen, I'd say it's Sergachev.
 
I literally think you could have made an argument for any player from 4-9 to be picked in any order. It's a needs draft. I've been saying this for a while. The players in that group are all so close that needs win the day IMO.

Vancouver got a D, Calgary got a W. Both teams needs were met with similar caliber players.
 
snipetype said:
I literally think you could have made an argument for any player from 4-9 to be picked in any order. It's a needs draft. I've been saying this for a while. The players in that group are all so close that needs win the day IMO.

Vancouver got a D, Calgary got a W. Both teams needs were met with similar caliber players.
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I disagree.

There was a clear top-5 IMO, and Vancouver went outside of that.

You should never draft for need, imo.

(Vancouver Fan)
 
He was my best Defenceman this draft. He is not flashy, but he is very good. Does the right things to win. I also think if he could be more offensive if he wanted to sacrifice his defence. Which kind of speaks to his character. I love this pick as a neutral observer. I have no dog in this race. Juolevi is a high quality prospect worthy of 5th pick OA.
 
He is still eligible to the WJC this upcoming year yes?.

The fun part of being a finish stud prospect, is he will get a ton of experience with other finish players on the national stage.
 
I don' think he will make the team next year, but he if gains 20 pounds and has an excellent trainning camp he could make the team out of camp.

Our left side is
Edler
Hutton
??????

Right side is
Tanev
Gubranson
Sbisa/Trymakin/Larsen
 
Still very rattled at this pick. Yes he will be an NHLer but his ceiling is too low. If he had #1 potential, he would not have put up such mediocre numbers as the #1 option on that powerhouse Knights team.
 
clay said:
Still very rattled at this pick. Yes he will be an NHLer but his ceiling is too low. If he had #1 potential, he would not have put up such mediocre numbers as the #1 option on that powerhouse Knights team.
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Top pairing defenseman is a low ceiling? Give your head a shake
 
ugghhh said:
I disagree.

There was a clear top-5 IMO, and Vancouver went outside of that.

You should never draft for need, imo.

(Vancouver Fan)
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Benning said they had him at 5, so they picked the best available and happened to be for need.

Bob had top3 and the next tier had 3 players, Dupois/Tkatchuk/Juolevi, it wasn't a reach.


Lucbourdon said:
He is still eligible to the WJC this upcoming year yes?.

The fun part of being a finish stud prospect, is he will get a ton of experience with other finish players on the national stage.
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He just turned 18y, he could play in 2 more tourneys.

I've seen Benning talk about his IQ a lot, and seemed to like his character.

I said this in his Vancouver thread but he missed the whole last offseason, now he is healthy and I can't wait to see how much he can improve during the summer.
 
Gstank said:
Top pairing defenseman is a low ceiling? Give your head a shake
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Call me crazy, but I am hoping for more than a #2 d-man after finishing 28th in the NHL this year. Especially considering that we had our worst offensive season in franchise history and his teammate who outscored him by 150% went the very next pick.
 
clay said:
Call me crazy, but I am hoping for more than a #2 d-man after finishing 28th in the NHL this year. Especially considering that we had our worst offensive season in franchise history and his teammate who outscored him by 150% went the very next pick.
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Forward outscores defenseman.

In other news, the sky is blue.
 
I understand the bitterness towards Benning, but Juo is a heck of a prospect, and I think a lot of people are going to look silly when they look back at this thread in 3-4 seasons.

I think he's got a legit shot at being the 3rd or 4th best player in this draft when all is said and done, perhaps even higher.
 
IComeInPeace said:
I understand the bitterness towards Benning, but Juo is a heck of a prospect, and I think a lot of people are going to look silly when they look back at this thread in 3-4 seasons.

I think he's got a legit shot at being the 3rd or 4th best player in this draft when all is said and done, perhaps even higher.
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This cannot be serious, Juolevi at best has #2 potential. If someone of his talent level has the chance of being 3rd best, this is one of the worst drafts ever
 
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