Teemu Pulkkinen II: Re-signed 1 year 735k

[SoupNazi]

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[Claypool]

What's there to discuss at this point? Pulkkinen is awesome.

/thread.

 

[Bench]

Have we settled on Pookie?

 

[gobbluth]

About the stick tapping, I get what most of you are saying that its a bad thing. But it seems like you're trying to play poker or something. I have only seen 5 detroit games where pulks was playing, I noticed he was asking for the puck aggressively, but it was only a positive thing. The D wont go after him just because his tapping his stick, and when he was it was on the powerplay. C'mon guys! He's scored 33 goals in about 40 games, I think he knows what he's doing.

 

[JPE123]

I just hope the coaches on the wings read this forum and tell Pulks to quit tapping his stick / sarc

 

[Frk It]

Have we settled on Pookie?

Ummmm

 

[Heaton]

Ummmm

I think I'm going to start calling Abdelkader, Abby Wabby Bubby Tubby Bear face.

 

[Henkka]

About that Golden Brett video from the oldthread... just look that goal at 1:35. Exact carbon copy of Pulu's first career goal.



And I could already say, Pulkkinen is faster than hull ever was. And don't see a difference on the release. Of course game has changed faster, defencemen are betterm goalies are better... but still.

 

[Bench]

That's what I'm saying, Henkka. Pookie should ditch the tap and copy Hull's release. Not because the tap is a total disaster, but because I think it will help his timing mostly.

But man, that one-timer from Pulkkinen is a thing of beauty. It really does look like Hull. God I hope he can score even a fraction of the goals Hull did.

 

[Laser Rayzor]

I'd really like to see Pulu get some time with Dats.

 

[Bench]

I'd really like to see Pulu get some time with Dats.

You could recreate the two kids and a goat line. Except Datsyuk is the goat now. Tatar - Dats - Pulkkinen.

Circle of life!

 

[Vladdy84]

Have we settled on Pookie?

Yes, Pookie is the name and ain't ever gonna change.

 

[Henkka]

You could recreate the two kids and a goat line. Except Datsyuk is the goat now. Tatar - Dats - Pulkkinen.

Circle of life!

how about two lines centered with an old goat, kids on the wing?

Tatar - Dats - Pulu

Nyquist - Zeta - Jurco

 

[LeftBackLegend]

About the stick tapping, I get what most of you are saying that its a bad thing. But it seems like you're trying to play poker or something. I have only seen 5 detroit games where pulks was playing, I noticed he was asking for the puck aggressively, but it was only a positive thing. The D wont go after him just because his tapping his stick, and when he was it was on the powerplay. C'mon guys! He's scored 33 goals in about 40 games, I think he knows what he's doing.

Surely there is a reason it's basically never done in the NHL.

 

[Flowah]

About the stick tapping, I get what most of you are saying that its a bad thing. But it seems like you're trying to play poker or something. I have only seen 5 detroit games where pulks was playing, I noticed he was asking for the puck aggressively, but it was only a positive thing. The D wont go after him just because his tapping his stick, and when he was it was on the powerplay. C'mon guys! He's scored 33 goals in about 40 games, I think he knows what he's doing.

What works at the AHL level doesn't always work at the NHL level.

 

[aar000n]

I must not see him enough but I really don't like how he moves without the puck. For a set up slapshot guy he has a hard time finding open places. Maybe I need to see more of him.

 

[redwingsphan]

I don't like the tapping, but I love the mentality that leads to it. He wants to shoot, much like tatar, but I'd say more so.

 

[Gyldenlove]

I don't like the tapping, but I love the mentality that leads to it. He wants to shoot, much like tatar, but I'd say more so.

He is definitely a shooter, very refreshing to see a euro guy who wants to shoot first. It is obviously not realistic to expect him to live up to the very high standard associated with being called Teemu, but he does have that same goal scoring drive, looking to score rather than pass.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

He is definitely a shooter, very refreshing to see a euro guy who wants to shoot first. It is obviously not realistic to expect him to live up to the very high standard associated with being called Teemu, but he does have that same goal scoring drive, looking to score rather than pass.

As long as he doesn't whine as much as the other Teemu, I think we are all good.

The one superstar player when everyone says but everyone likes that guy, I sit there shake my head at the person that just said it and say/think I cannot stand him.

I think the shift to smaller ice really brought out the shoot first mentality in Pulkkinen. It is a good thing, as soon as he realize the recovery time and skill NHL guys have with their sticks we will see great results. He actually has changed a lot of his shooting motions even over the last two years, so I am confident he will speed up his delivery another beat for the NHL level.

 

[SoupGuru]

I really don't see why Jurco is playing over Pulkkinen

 

[Claypool]

I really don't see why Jurco is playing over Pulkkinen

Pulkkinen may as well be playing over Jurco, Nyquist, Tatar, and Sheahan.

 

[theYman]

I really don't see why Jurco is playing over Pulkkinen

Yup me neither. Tats Dats Pulk please?

You got the holy slapper. Tatar's drive to the net mentality and Dats's wicked wrister and backhand who could dish it to Pulk from any angle.

 

[Xvash2]

Here's the thing. Pulkkinen won't succeed consistently at the NHL level until he finds a way to get his shot off in traffic or generate time and space to do so. Watch his AHL highlights. So much room, so much time, so much space and it shows that he can do what he wants given these constraints. At the NHL level however, all of these disappear. This question in his career will be, can he do these things? Otherwise he may wind up like Porter and Miele, a career AHLer.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

If Wings keep Pulks rest of the season down and if he can keep his current pace
with Griffins, 18 games left (last 20 games; 23 goals 12 assists)
which looks pretty darn sick to me.

We be looking at 50-55 goals,close to 100 points.
breaking Brett Hull's 50 goal AHL record BTW,if the above happens.

 

[Henkka]

If Wings keep Pulks rest of the season down and if he can keep his current pace
with Griffins, 18 games left (last 20 games; 23 goals 12 assists)
which looks pretty darn sick to me.

We be looking at 50-55 goals,close to 100 points.
breaking Brett Hull's 50 goal AHL record BTW,if the above happens.

Brett hull again? Who is this guy?