PTO: [ARI] F Ryan Dzingel (released), D Austin Strand (released), D Olli Juolevi (released)+ others sign PTOs with the Coyotes

[rt]

The coyotes will have 3 games on the same day this pre season. One in St Louis, one in Wichita and one in Australia. They’ll be bringing almost all of the players that they expect to actually make the team to Australia. They’ll fill the other two rosters with AHLers, PTOs, and amateurs.

 

[biturbo19]

Olli Olli Olli, Oi Oi Oi.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Really hope Juolevi earns a contract and has a season like Valimaki did.

 

[rt]

Really hope Juolevi earns a contract and has a season like Valimaki did.

Me too.

 

[biturbo19]

Really hope Juolevi earns a contract and has a season like Valimaki did.

I hope so too. That'd be a nice story. But i think realistically, that ship has sailed. Juolevi's development is just so much further off track than Valimaki's was. Valimaki really just lost a season and Calgary were impatient with him coming back. Juolevi has lost a lot more time than that and is already quite a bit further down the wrong runway in his development. I'm also just really not sure that he's ever going to be able to get that lost mobility back, much less build on it up to an NHL level like Jusso was able to.

Valimaki had looked pretty promising at the NHL level as a rookie with Calgary, before he got injured and his development was derailed a bit. Juolevi has...never really looked NHL caliber in anything outside of his passing, and outlet pass in particular. Nothing so much as a spark of being on track to play at that level like Valimaki previously had.

 

[Vitto79]

Why is there preseason sched like that ?

 

[rt]

Why is there preseason sched like that ?

Because they always get signed up for the crazy scheduling. I think it’s a holdover from being league owned. They’d get the short end so that others wouldn’t. And generally that’s been ok since they’re usually trying to lose. This year they aren’t tanking but they also aren’t competing for a playoff spot. It’s a “taking a step” season like Buffalo and Ottawa and Detroit had recently. So again, not a big deal. Hopefully they’ll gradually get fewer carnival style schedules. Maybe if they get a real nhl arena, that will signal an end to the crazy scheduling shenanigans from the league.

 

[lawrence]

f***ing Benning.

“hes gonna be a good one for 12 years“

 

[Schemp]

LET'S GO MELBOURNE DINGOS!

LET'S BEAT THOSE KING'S QUEENS!

 

[MMC]

 

[Siludin]

Olli JUOLEVI Play MORE Than Half the Season CHALLENGE [[[[VERY HARD]]]]

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Olli Juolevi was picked before Matt Tkachuk

Think about it.

 

[Breakers]

Olli Juolevi was picked before Matt Tkachuk

Think about it.

Well if CLB says any name other than PLD Vancouver commits to a trade with Montreal that is probably the worst trade in the past 10 years

it was lose lose regardless of what happened

either draft Juolevi
or trade for subban

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Just got my PTO in the mail, I’m hopping on a plane

 

[TheNumber4]

Juolevi AND Puljujaarvi go from top of the 2016 draft to out of the League.

The next time Jarmo passes on highly touted Finnish prospects, I'm listening.

 

[Jay26]

I remember how excited Benning was to get Juolevi too lol.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Olli Juolevi was picked before Matt Tkachuk

Think about it.

That is something the Rangers would do, oh wait


Kravtsov over Farabee, Dobson, Evan Bouchard

 

[Phion Keneuf]

That is something the Rangers would do, oh wait


Kravtsov over Farabee, Dobson, Evan Bouchard

Not as bad

 

[RangersFan1994]

Not as bad

McIlrath over Tarasemko

Hugh Jessiman over Dustin Brown, Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry

 

[mattihp]

Really thought Olli would help out in Tucson.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

Really thought Olli would help out in Tucson.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

the real roster is in Australia playing the kings for couple games, why they two other games in US same time is so odd

I'd imagine for the revenue; though how much seems negligible.

 

[Schemp]

I'd imagine for the revenue; though how much seems negligible.

I"d imagine because of pre-existing agreement before the Australian opportunity. Revenue? LOL!

 

[rt]

They returned from Australia and released all of the extra players as expected. Those players knew the drill when they signed. They got a chance to play in nhl preseason games and show other teams what they can do. That was the opportunity.

 

[Schemp]

They returned from Australia and released all of the extra players as expected. Those players knew the drill when they signed. They got a chance to play in nhl preseason games and show other teams what they can do. That was the opportunity.

The Coyotes roster was pretty much set before preseason started, the PTOs, as far as I understand, were for insurance reasons and plus you can't blame them for wanting to wear the Kachina across their chest. Only a few get the honor every season...