If anyone wants to listen to the extended version of Joel Bouchard's presser (in French for the most part), it's available at this link and lasts 13:56:
Que se passe-t-il avec Noah Juulsen? - TVA Sports
If you don't have time to get through the above or couldn't be bothered, I've broken it down below:
If you've listened to his pressers before, he tends to wander off into philosophical considerations, reality checks and some off the cuff humor but also includes interesting tid bits that give you an appreciation of where the player is at in his developmental curve, the obstacles each particular player faces and also considers a player's potential and ceiling. He discusses several players, namely Juulsen, Poehling, Brook, Hudon. I'll break down the comments for each of the players he comments about more extensively. He also mentions other players but more incidentally, as examples of how young players adapt to the pro game.
Poehling:
About Poehling, says he finds him more involved and has adjusted better, likes his compete level. Last Friday morning in particular, found Poehling to be more invested, noticed it during practise. He's more involved in game situations. Bouchard reallly loves how Poehling listens and how Poehling applies what he's being asked to do and he got results over the weekend.
Poehling needs to be better in all aspects of his game. With and without the puck. He needs to become a complete player. A centreman who is good at faceoffs. Who understand the game on a collective level as a head coach will ask of him.
Juulsen:
See comments in a prior post in this thread. The translated quote is from this presser.
Brook:
Reality is that he needs to learn the rudiments of the game. Players who had great junior careers are part of all orgs. Josh is no different. He needs to learn pro hockey, playing against bigger players who are physically stronger and who have more experience. Just as it was for Cale Fleury last year, Brook needs to adapt to the abilities of the offensive players when it comes to defending. When you're in juniors, you're playing against 16-17-18 year olds. When you arrive in the AHL as a 20 year old, the tables are flipped on you -- you're facing 24-25-26 year olds and older. If your ability to get out of trouble or play one on one, is not fully developed at a high level while in juniors, you'll be that much more vulnerable when you reach the pro ranks. Josh makes great transitions and unleashed some nice shots.
He loves Brook's attitude. He's also a good listener. He likes how he handled his workload (5 games in 8 days).
Hudon:
Wants to see greater involvement from him in the way he plays. If he plays based on a feeling or hesitates, that's when it doesn't work. Hudon's aptitudes will come out when his style of play will be the same on every shift, every game. When he's unpredictable and as a result, it's difficult to play with him in those instances. However, when he decides to invest himself and be involved in every game situation, every day, then he and his teammates will benefit. It's not on account of not wanting it, he's a talented players who has developed bad habits from a long time. The next 15-20 are key for him, for his career.
He gives Kulak as an example. He went unclaimed on waivers. He did everything he was asked to do for the 15 or so games he spent with the Rocket last year. Kulak understood that there were things he had to improve in his game. Same for Hudon.