Prospect Info: Aves select Oskar Olausson 28th overall

[Tweaky]

1G 1A +3 in his first game with Oshawa

 

[RECKLESS]

GWG too

 

[Hasbro]

Sucks Toews has #7 locked up. Denies Oscar’s being 007.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Sucks Toews has #7 locked up. Denies Oscar’s being 007.

Being a grouch is still on the table.

 

[Hasbro]

Being a grouch is still on the table.

I prefer someone who scores like James Bond.

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

There is no chance to give him a few games till his OHL season is complete right? Would be nice to see if he could be worth a play in the playoffs as an extra weapon with his shot.

 

[Tralfamadore]

His production in Oshawa is pretty shit. What's going on?

After a strong start his production in general has slowed down. He's actually just at a p/g now for the season.

 

[henchman21]

His production in Oshawa is pretty shit. What's going on?

After a strong start his production in general has slowed down. He's actually just at a p/g now for the season.

He's an incomplete player that is enigmatic. Put to an Avs comparable... he's a lot like Burkie in many ways. Extremely talented and extremely frustrating.

 

[Avaholic29]

This guy isn’t doing so good anymore, what’s going on?

 

[Tralfamadore]

This guy isn’t doing so good anymore, what’s going on?

He was always overrated around here imo. Great shot not much else going on.

 

[weremarkar]

bust confirmed.

 

[Pokecheque]

I hope people didn't think he was already a gigantic steal in the draft. Players with talent like his usually fall for some reason or another. If he didn't have a red flag or two he'd have been taken a lot sooner. We'll see if he figures it out.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Not really sure what people expected. Dude is a literal clone of Burakovsky.

 

[nammerus]

I hope people didn't think he was already a gigantic steal in the draft. Players with talent like his usually fall for some reason or another. If he didn't have a red flag or two he'd have been taken a lot sooner. We'll see if he figures it out.

Also, another red flag was that he was picked by the same scouting staff that hasn’t made a relevant pick past the 1st round lottery in close to a decade.

 

[Pokecheque]

Not really sure what people expected. Dude is a literal clone of Burakovsky.

Not literally.

 

[Pokecheque]

Also, another red flag was that he was picked by the same scouting staff that hasn’t made a relevant pick past the 1st round lottery in close to a decade.

I'll withhold judgment for now. Waaaaaaaaaaay too early at this point.

This, along with the Behrens selection, was touted by many as a smart pick. The Avs' scouting staff has made some egregious mistakes and I've been one of many people saying they needed to do more post-Pracey than just swap out the top scout, but this last draft didn't look so bad to me.

 

[McMetal]

OO is still very young. Burky is already what he is, the streaky player we all know, and he's not going to put it all together at his age. I'm giving OO some time to figure it all out, as a 19 year old he has plenty of time to have his faults coached out.

 

[henchman21]

Olausson is enigmatic and he's gonna run hot and cold with just how raw he is. Stat watchers hate hearing this, but on bad junior teams, it is much easier to put up better stats than on good junior teams. Reason being is the ice time and roles are there more on bad teams. In Barrie, Olausson was playing a ton (likely over 20 minutes a game) and had prime opportunities. With Oshawa he's in a 3rd line role and 2PP.

IMO Olausson has legit NHL talent and top 6 upside... he's just going to take a while to round out his game (if it happens). He's a bit of a risk and you're betting on maturity and experience rounding off his sharp corners. He wouldn't have been my pick at 28, but he was picked in an appropriate range for his talent level.

All of that said, it takes more than a great shot to make the NHL. If that is all it took Frk would have 700 games in the league.

 

[SaltySkywalker]

All of that said, it takes more than a great shot to make the NHL.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Nobody should have high hopes for Avs picks outside the really high ones

 

[jabubenice]

Geez!! This f***ing board. Kid struggling in a new team, playing with new teammates, new environment etc. He is a steal and will do well. Played well in the preseason against men. Kid will be fine

 

[nammerus]

Geez!! This f***ing board. Kid struggling in a new team, playing with new teammates, new environment etc. He is a steal and will do well. Played well in the preseason against men. Kid will be fine

Why is he a steal? Just like Jost was suppose to be the next Toews?

 

[jabubenice]

Why is he a steal? Just like Jost was suppose to be the next Toews?

I don't think anyone considered Tyson a steal at 10th overall. Should have been a later pick. We're as Oskar at 28th was a good less risk pick at that spot. The kid will be fine

 

[Pokecheque]

Too early to say he's a bust or a steal. Given his relative talent/potential and the position of the pick, it's a good gamble. I personally always want a team to draft for talent and potential rather than a low-ceiling type who projects as a "safe" pick. If he ends up being a decent 2nd liner who puts up points at a regular pace, that's really good value (still not a "steal" though).

I mean it's his first season in North America. We all need to chill a bit. He came roaring out of the gate on a lousy team and now has come back to Earth where he's not being asked to do as much. Meh, it's fine.

I am obviously no expert on prospects but even I know that in juniors, kids can hit dry spells for extended periods.

 

[Gruyeriev]

Not really sure what people expected. Dude is a literal clone of Burakovsky.

I was expecting him to keep scoring goals and become a good trade asset at the deadline.