Pj Axelsson
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wandk128
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Not sure I have anything new to add. Off-the-charts hockey sense! Was underappreciated by a lot of the younger/ casual fans I think. He always seemed nice to us fans, Wives carnival table tennis was fun, though not as intense as Sturm was. He's in my top 5 favorite Bruins of my lifetime
I remember that he was a super mediocre offensive player, thus he was then marketed as a great defensive forward.
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Back in the day when ever there was "favorite Bruin" poll I'd vote for P.J rather than one of our more offensive yet forgetful forwards.
P.J played nearly all aspects of the game correctly. Wanna talk about decision making, he never made a bad one. You'd have to go a week of games before you saw him do something even remotely irresponsible. Sort of like a Bergy without the offensive prowess.
Any given shift he did everything to throw a monkey wrench into the other team's plans. All without getting out of position, which is another thorn in their side, the guy was practically never "beaten" by a player of similar size and speed. What we now call "gap control" and "stick position" was simply a natural part of his game.
I don't know if there's an equivalent these days. Imagine a europlayer not using his skating and stick abilities for offensive, but for defense almost exclusively.
P.J played nearly all aspects of the game correctly. Wanna talk about decision making, he never made a bad one. You'd have to go a week of games before you saw him do something even remotely irresponsible. Sort of like a Bergy without the offensive prowess.
Any given shift he did everything to throw a monkey wrench into the other team's plans. All without getting out of position, which is another thorn in their side, the guy was practically never "beaten" by a player of similar size and speed. What we now call "gap control" and "stick position" was simply a natural part of his game.
I don't know if there's an equivalent these days. Imagine a europlayer not using his skating and stick abilities for offensive, but for defense almost exclusively.
RedeyeRocketeer
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PJ was great...nothing I say should be read as critical of him. At the end, we continuously played him in spots he didnt belong (pp, last two minutes when down by one, etc...). Pissed me off.
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Loved PJ. Great defesive player. Highly infuriating at times offensively as well,
, not his fault his coaches put him on a line he didn't belong at times tho.
PJ is most certainly one of my all time bottom 6 favs alongside Kelly
Loved PJ. Great defesive player. Highly infuriating at times offensively as well,
, not his fault his coaches put him on a line he didn't belong at times tho.PJ is most certainly one of my all time bottom 6 favs alongside Kelly
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Do any of you guys remember him?
Is he considered to be one of the best bottom sixers that has ever played for Boston?
How would you describe his playing style?
we were ok him playing bottom six with tim taylor and rob dimeo... i guess
we freaked when he was getting pp time and playing wing with marc savard
at the end of the day he was what he was... very smart dedicated guy to his defensive assignments who has below average offense ability and certainly didnt win the majority of his physical encounters.
i was never his biggest fan just because he got used too high in the lineup too many times
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ODAAT
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He's looks great these days. His wardrobe is a bit tame these days
Jay Pandolfo and PJ Axelsson from this week's Dev Camp
and clearly he invested in a comb lately too
one of those honest hockey players, never cheated, worked hard, did the little things right
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ODAAT
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If playing incredibly strong defensive hockey and being asked to shut down/limit opponents top players opportunities is your idea of boring then sure, that isn`t going to keep fans on the edges of their seats but....
He's looks great these days. His wardrobe is a bit tame these days
Jay Pandolfo and PJ Axelsson from this week's Dev Camp
Great photo thanks !
PJ was a very good Bruin. He wasn't ever going to be the top line guy but he excelled at defensive hockey.
I was very happy to see him return to the B's
I thought of you and Betsy when I was looking through all the photos I took at camp. So glad it came out clear.
I think he's one of their leading Euro scouts.
He truly embodies what a true Bruins is.
He's looks great these days. His wardrobe is a bit tame these days
Jay Pandolfo and PJ Axelsson from this week's Dev Camp
Thanks for posting this Alicat. I can't get over the standard issue haircut though that just isn't PJ LOL
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He is holding an Easton Synergy here. That is one of the first one-piece sticks. Probably about 15 years old. Kinda weirdHe's looks great these days. His wardrobe is a bit tame these days
Jay Pandolfo and PJ Axelsson from this week's Dev Camp
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He's one of my favorite Bruins ever. Such a smart, entertaining player and I wish he could've stuck around a couple more years and won that Cup.
Does anyone want to sell me, or know where I can find a quality Axelsson jersey?
Does anyone want to sell me, or know where I can find a quality Axelsson jersey?
moonshot summit
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Your best bet is finding a blank and getting someone to sew the name on for you. Id just keep an eye on eBay. Be careful though, there are some fakes out there.
