The Brown Wizard wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:40 am
Richardstroker69 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:36 am
Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:29 am
The Brown Wizard wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:02 pm
I really want to see what we have in Jew-Levi again though. He shocked me with how well he played....
Don’t be like Doyle, the book IS NOT written on Olli
Juolevi has said this last camp was the first time in over a year he has been able to play and skate without pain. His ceiling is still there as a stud top 4 minute muncher. Don’t buy into the bs surrounding this guy.
He looked like a confident and capable NHL dman coming out of this camp. That bodes well for the Bennaplan
And the good thing is, whenever Juolevi joined/re-joined the Comets he quickly become the go to Dman pretty quick, playing in 5v5, powerplay and penalty kill duties, Mr. high IQ all-round dman.
And that game vs the Jets he was playing some smart hockey, looked every bit the NHL dman part out there making confident plays.
canucksway after the Jets game;
The big thing that stuck out was how good Juolevi’s footwork looked at both ends of the ice. This was noticed by both observers and his teammates, as Troy Stecher, who was paired with Juolevi during the last scrimmage of training camp noted that Juolevi’s footwork looked “a lot better” than the last time he had seen him play.
On the offensive side, Juolevi showed an ability to get quick shots through traffic and most importantly, past the first defender closing in on him at the point.
Juolevi’s play at camp came almost as a surprise to many, including head coach Travis Green:
“He’s slowly getting better everyday I think…He’s surprised me in a good way. I think he’s been pretty solid. We’re trying to work with him a bit more on the side than other guys. Trying to get him to push himself to get better everyday.”
He was calm under pressure, confident with and without the puck, and most of all, his skating looked fine. He came into camp as someone relatively below the radar, jumped ahead of two players on the depth chart, and earned himself a spot on the playoff roster.
Juolevi represents a cost-controlled asset and if the Canucks can compile a competent left side blue line consisting of Quinn Hughes, Jack Rathbone, and Olli Juolevi once Alex Edler departs, they’ll be more than happy.
and with Benning saying likely Juolevi starts with the team next season, Olli will have a big learning curve for the 2020/21 season.
Can the Canucks just win a Cup within the next 5 years.
