RD Axel Sandin Pellikka - Skellefteå, SHL (2023, 17th, DET)

[SantosHalper]

With the way Chiarot, Holl and Maatta have been playing, I don't think they're going to pose much an issue for ASP. Too much skill.

Same thing was said about Edvinsson, ASP will not play in Detroit next year.

The AHL sounds likely. Yzerman seems to like D spending at least a year in the A.

Im thinking AHL for the 2025-26 season and next season in SHL.

 

[19 for president]

Same thing was said about Edvinsson, ASP will not play in Detroit next year.

Im thinking AHL for the 2025-26 season and next season in SHL.

Agreed. I think he likely gets another year in the SHL and one in the AHL. They are going to give him as much time as possible to develop physically, because that really looks like the only thing that would really hold him back from being an NHLer. Maybe he makes it directly from the SHL but I doubt it next year.

Ed has looked readyish for two seasons now in training camp and he still isn't on the team. Seider also took two years. Although I think he would have likely been one and done had it not been for Covid.

 

[Pavels Dog]

If he maintains this production all season, there's no way he stays in the SHL. 8 goals in the SHL is impressive for a teenager, doubly so for a defenseman.


With the way Chiarot, Holl and Maatta have been playing, I don't think they're going to pose much an issue for ASP. Too much skill.

He's doing alright defensively but there's still plenty of room for improvement and that's even without considering the challenge of adjusting to a smaller ice surface.

 

[Ricelund]

 

[Hazy Little Thing]

Not really the way Yzerman operates, i won't be surprised one bit when ASP plays in SHL next year. Ghost will keep his seat warm.

Weird post. No idea what Ghost has to do with ASP. Detroit will want him to get a year in NA and be ready for the 2025/2026 NHL season.

 

[norrisnick]

Weird post. No idea what Ghost has to do with ASP. Detroit will want him to get a year in NA and be ready for the 2025/2026 NHL season.

Yeah, if anyone it's Perron and DeBrincat that are holding ASP's spot.

 

[SantosHalper]

Weird post. No idea what Ghost has to do with ASP. Detroit will want him to get a year in NA and be ready for the 2025/2026 NHL season.

Ghost is literally playing in the role where Detroit wants ASP to play. ASP will get his year in A, after the next season. He's 18-years old, no way in hell Yzerman going to rush him.

 

[wetcoast]

Ghost is literally playing in the role where Detroit wants ASP to play. ASP will get his year in A, after the next season. He's 18-years old, no way in hell Yzerman going to rush him.

I agree he will play at least 1 more year in either the AHL or Sweden and probably 2 more years.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Ghost is literally playing in the role where Detroit wants ASP to play.

That's not accurate.

 

[SantosHalper]

That's not accurate.

How so? When ASP was drafted, Yzerman said that the organization didn't have a defenseman like him. Offensive defenseman and what kind of defenseman you consider Ghost and ASP to be?

 

[Pavels Dog]

How so? When ASP was drafted, Yzerman said that the organization didn't have a defenseman like him. Offensive defenseman and what kind of defenseman you consider Ghost and ASP to be?

I just mean ASP is playing a different position both at ES and on the PP.
Doesn't mean there's not overlap stylistically.

 

[SantosHalper]

I just mean ASP is playing a different position both at ES and on the PP.

Ok but the role is still the same. Coaches will adjust the PP units with tools they have and same with ES.

 

[GoBoltz56]

I think ASP will provide much more in transition than Ghost Bear does.

 

[Hazy Little Thing]

Potted his 12th goal on the year today.

 

[Byron Bitz]

How is he getting all these goals, is he their primary trigger man on the PP?

 

[norrisnick]

How is he getting all these goals, is he their primary trigger man on the PP?

He's the right-shot left flank shooter, ya. Wing fans keep salivating over him being the PPQB of the future, but he's more like DeBrincat on the PP.

 

[Hen Kolland]

He's the right-shot left flank shooter, ya. Wing fans keep salivating over him being the PPQB of the future, but he's more like DeBrincat on the PP.

Doesn't mean that the Wings can't use DeBrincat/ASP the way that the Capitals used Ovechkin and Carlson for years on the powerplay. Rotating Ovechkin to the point and Carlson to left dot can alter the PK structure enough to open up ASP for a shot or change the angle for a DeBrincat shot.

Or we see Walman run point on the top unit with Seider running point on the second unit and have ASP on the dot the way they used to have Hronek in that spot.

There's more than one way to skin a cat, and there's more than one way to run a powerplay

 

[Fatass]

He's the right-shot left flank shooter, ya. Wing fans keep salivating over him being the PPQB of the future, but he's more like DeBrincat on the PP.

Isn’t Seidor on PP1?

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Isn’t Seidor on PP1?

Dunno who Seidor is, but Ghost has been on the PP1 for a good part of the year.

Think the ideal situation for Detroit when they're competing/contending is that Seider isn't doing too much on the PP and has more free minutes for defensive responsibilities.

I also wouldn't be surprised if Yzerman is deliberately nerfing his PP time to try to control his contract... I think he did something similar with Hedman in Tampa.

 

[RedHawkDown]

Doesn't mean that the Wings can't use DeBrincat/ASP the way that the Capitals used Ovechkin and Carlson for years on the powerplay. Rotating Ovechkin to the point and Carlson to left dot can alter the PK structure enough to open up ASP for a shot or change the angle for a DeBrincat shot.

Or we see Walman run point on the top unit with Seider running point on the second unit and have ASP on the dot the way they used to have Hronek in that spot.

There's more than one way to skin a cat, and there's more than one way to run a powerplay

I think Edvinsson can be a good PPQB, with ASP as a triggerman if he really is so good at that.

 

[norrisnick]

Isn’t Seidor on PP1?

Stupidly enough he hasn't been for a while.

 

[Raistlin]

Dunno who Seidor is, but Ghost has been on the PP1 for a good part of the year.

Think the ideal situation for Detroit when they're competing/contending is that Seider isn't doing too much on the PP and has more free minutes for defensive responsibilities.

I also wouldn't be surprised if Yzerman is deliberately nerfing his PP time to try to control his contract... I think he did something similar with Hedman in Tampa.

I hope Lalonde has a say in how his PP is run instead of having his GM poke his head in where he is not welcome. But if you sign Ghost, where else are you going to use him other than PP1?

 

[norrisnick]

I hope Lalonde has a say in how his PP is run instead of having his GM poke his head in where he is not welcome. But if you sign Ghost, where else are you going to use him other than PP1?

Seider has better PP production and a higher OI GF/60 on the PP than Ghost from the moment he stepped into the NHL. They started the season with Mo at the point and Ghost on the right flank as the lefty shooter. And it worked fine. Then Seider was randomly yanked off PP1 and hasn't been back since. Even then Ghost has 25% more PP TOI this year and they have the same amount of PP points.

Ghost is a better flank/secondary high point than a main PPQB. I suspect ASP is similar but on the other side given clips of him that I've seen and where he seems to be doing all his damage. Mo is a better high point guy than either. Even if he weren't as productive because he's a safer last man back.

But anyway... ASP has not been a high point PPQB so far in his career. He's a flank trigger man. And that's fine. It's just weird when fans want to project a very different role on to him for the future.

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

The thing that excites me the most about ASP is that his vo2 and bench press indicates that he is a physical freak for his size. If he can continue to build strength and muscle mass he could be a fun little wrecking ball at the NHL level. Turn him loose on the small ice and he should be able to outleverage much bigger guys and put them on their ass.

 

[Hazy Little Thing]

The thing that excites me the most about ASP is that his vo2 and bench press indicates that he is a physical freak for his size. If he can continue to build strength and muscle mass he could be a fun little wrecking ball at the NHL level. Turn him loose on the small ice and he should be able to outleverage much bigger guys and put them on their ass.

TBF bench is one of the least important combine metrics out there.