Jamie Oleksiak: Starting to deliver on his potential

[Dipsy Doodle]

The guy's really come into his own in Pittsburgh, and is looking like what Dallas hoped he'd become. He's producing well (10 points in 34 games), generally playing pretty good defense, and gets in the mix when things get rough (fight with Chara, end-game scrum tonight in Philly).

Very good bottom pair defenseman so far, and maybe capable of more. Pens have had trouble developing defensemen they draft themselves but are for some reason pretty successful rehabbing them the last few years.

Click to read more...

 

[Shaffer]

For a 4th? ONLY A 4TH? LOL

 

[Jacob]

He’s been great. Major praise to Gonchar for recognizing his untapped potential.

 

[3074326]

This system is so good for dmen who can skate.

I also enjoy trading with Dallas.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Who?

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Niskanen, Cole, Schultz, Daley, Oleksiak...Ruhwedel turned into a solid #6-7 too.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Who?

Jamie Oleksiak.

 

[Mach12]

Who?

Penny's bro

 

[3074326]

Who?

Just a former top 15 pick who has been playing in NHL games since 2012.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

This system is so good for dmen who can skate.

I also enjoy trading with Dallas.

That really is the common denominator.

 

[Thrive]

He fought Chara at the end of Chara’s 3-4 minute shift and Chara still won.

 

[ColePens]

He fought Chara at the end of Chara’s 3-4 minute shift and Chara still won.

You think Chara is taking 4 minute shifts?

 

[Thrive]

You think Chara is taking 4 minute shifts?

3-4 minutes a week ago against the Penguins. Did you watch?

 

[Smelling Salt]

I wouldn't get too excited

 

[izzy]

eh idk what people expected

hes a huge dman it was going to take a long time for him to get comfortable. he was too rushed imo so hopefully this can turn it around for him

 

[JTmillerForA1stLOL]

He's delivering on his potential of being a bottom pairing defenseman?

 

[glovesave_35]

Niskanen, Cole, Schultz, Daley, Oleksiak...Ruhwedel turned into a solid #6-7 too.

Daley wasn't a reclamation project. He was always good, just asked to do too much in Dallas. Much like Robidas before him.

 

[Mr. Met]

Not sure why this warrants a thread.

 

[wintersej]

You think Chara is taking 4 minute shifts?

It was a 3 minute shift.

Bruins Praise Zdeno Chara For Stepping Up In Fight Vs. Jamie Oleksiak

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Daley wasn't a reclamation project. He was always good, just asked to do too much in Dallas. Much like Robidas before him.

He certainly took more than his share of heat there, and then Chicago traded him for Scuderi, so he was hardly a hot property by the time we got him.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Hell of a game tonight for Big Rig

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

He's delivering on his potential of being a bottom pairing defenseman?

He's become a very good, multi-faceted bottom pairing defenseman, not unlike how Cole developed here.

Not sure why this warrants a thread.

See above.

 

[lordstanley91]

It was a 3 minute shift.

Bruins Praise Zdeno Chara For Stepping Up In Fight Vs. Jamie Oleksiak

About tree fiddy...but really it was a 2:49 minute shift from my count so not quite 3 but that’s still a super long shift

 

[YamCork]

He was real good for the Pens tonight.

Would've been nice if the big unit could've pummelled Manning again though, Flyers fans are sick of his shit.

 

[wintersej]

About tree fiddy...but really it was a 2:32 minute shift from my count but that’s still a super long shift

According to the NHL shift logs it was a 3:03 shift. NHL.com - Stats