LOL I just heard his interview on the radio.
Not that bad. hopefully this chart shows up:
It appears that opinions about his play are polarized, with some describing him as a smallish and slowish player who lacks standout qualities, while others consider him brilliant, magnificent, and the best player on the floor. Perhaps the reality lies somewhere in between.
It appears that opinions about his play are polarized, with some describing him as a smallish and slowish player who lacks standout qualities, while others consider him brilliant, magnificent, and the best player on the floor. Perhaps the reality lies somewhere in between.
While I reacted with anger, I have to admit that my response was solely influenced by the words of others. I hope he can prove me wrong and impress me in a way that forces me to humbly admit my misjudgment. BUT, I still think Perron would've been a much better pick.
Since 1983, only 7 players selected in the top 5 never played more than 100 NHL games. Only 3 of them played less than 50 career NHL games. Juolevi is both of them. Excluding the recent 5th overall selections, of all 5th overall draft picks, Juolevi is set to be the worst 5th overall taken since Daniel Dore in 1988 in terms of lowest amount of games played. One of the worst top 5 picks taken in history of the NHL, let alone all players taken at #5. As of the date of this post.
In summary, you don't speak very highly of the Canucks Amateur Scouts; many of these same Scouts still get together each year to yell at each other in a room in order to establish the draft lists for determining the fate of the Franchise.
He's listed at 173 already so I would project him close to 200 once he matures. Ah yeah, I misread your post. I think it was a great pick to get another LD in the system. I thought his game was stellar as well in the Memorial Cup Final.
Well you misread it because I worded it incredibly awkwardly! But yeah I have no issue with seeing him bulk up to 200 at which point you figure all the things he seemingly already does very well, would only be enhanced as a result
The thing with Woo, is that he was already a pretty rocked up prospect. He had a small frame that was already pretty filled out by draft day. There was very little room for physical growth and development there.
Whereas...
At the combine, Mynio rang in at 6' and 1/2". But 163lbs. Which is obviously insanely light for that size. That's the profile of a prospect who is still growing into their frame. It's where i think the whole impetus behind this pick lies. It's a guy who is a pretty serviceable defenceman at the CHL level despite that lack of bulk...but in theory, that provides him a lot of room to physically grow and develop. Along with that, you often see significant improvements in terms of not only the strength to handle things defensively, but in terms of explosiveness in the skating.
That's the big weakness right now. He's a bit..."bambi-legs" as a skater. If he can grow into his frame and add power and coordination to his stride, there are the foundations of a pretty decent skater there.
@MS mentioned Sautner. But i don't really see it that way. Sautner was a free pickup who developed into a viable Pro caliber player late in his junior career, but did it mostly through development of his game, not his frame. Mynio to me, is more like Jeremy Lauzon. A really spindly player who did alright but is clearly still growing into their frame and lacking power as a result. The skating is a similar sort of point of contention with both. There are some decent technical foundations, but seriously lacking dynamic power and often looking a little bit...crossed up when pressured.
That's the thing for me, where most of Mynios skating issues come when he's forced to move his legs faster than his brain seems calibrated for. Lauzon was similar. When Mynio can move purposefully and is dictating that movement himself, it's a lot less cumbersome.
Who knows what actually happens with him developmentally. But to me, he looks like a 160lb kid who is taller than he knows what to do with at this point. He's not a heavy footed or overly awkward skater in general. He just looks to me like he lacks real power and authority behind each stride, and doesn't entirely trust himself to make really aggressive change of direction type moves.
I fully heartedly admit to talking out of my ass when it comes to prospects, I just like to be part of the conversation
The thing with Woo, is that he was already a pretty rocked up prospect. He had a small frame that was already pretty filled out by draft day. There was very little room for physical growth and development there.
Whereas...
At the combine, Mynio rang in at 6' and 1/2". But 163lbs. Which is obviously insanely light for that size. That's the profile of a prospect who is still growing into their frame. It's where i think the whole impetus behind this pick lies. It's a guy who is a pretty serviceable defenceman at the CHL level despite that lack of bulk...but in theory, that provides him a lot of room to physically grow and develop. Along with that, you often see significant improvements in terms of not only the strength to handle things defensively, but in terms of explosiveness in the skating.
That's the big weakness right now. He's a bit..."bambi-legs" as a skater. If he can grow into his frame and add power and coordination to his stride, there are the foundations of a pretty decent skater there.
@MS mentioned Sautner. But i don't really see it that way. Sautner was a free pickup who developed into a viable Pro caliber player late in his junior career, but did it mostly through development of his game, not his frame. Mynio to me, is more like Jeremy Lauzon. A really spindly player who did alright but is clearly still growing into their frame and lacking power as a result. The skating is a similar sort of point of contention with both. There are some decent technical foundations, but seriously lacking dynamic power and often looking a little bit...crossed up when pressured.
That's the thing for me, where most of Mynios skating issues come when he's forced to move his legs faster than his brain seems calibrated for. Lauzon was similar. When Mynio can move purposefully and is dictating that movement himself, it's a lot less cumbersome.
Who knows what actually happens with him developmentally. But to me, he looks like a 160lb kid who is taller than he knows what to do with at this point. He's not a heavy footed or overly awkward skater in general. He just looks to me like he lacks real power and authority behind each stride, and doesn't entirely trust himself to make really aggressive change of direction type moves.
Just remember buzzwords like "good edges/fills out/leadership" and then you don't even really need to know half of them! If all else fails just say "you know, total guess but I just think he has the intangibles to get there", irrefutable.
nobody can dispute the claim: I watched a handful of games this year and was impressed with his xyz
